Two drown in Peru as abnormally big waves from Tonga volcano hit coast
More than 20 Peruvian ports closed while TV images show seawater flooding homes and businesses in country’s centre and north
How the Tonga volcano has been felt around the world – video
Reuters
Sun 16 Jan 2022 20.48 EST
Two people have drowned off a beach in northern Peru, local authorities say, after unusually high waves were recorded in several coastal areas following Saturday’s eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga.
The deaths occurred on Saturday on a beach located in the Lambayeque region, Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defence (Indeci) said in a statement.
The underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in Japan and causing huge waves on several South Pacific islands, where images on social media showed waves crashing against homes on the shores.
More than 20 Peruvian ports were temporarily closed as a precautionary measure amid warnings that the volcano was causing abnormally high waves, Indeci said on Sunday.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/17/two-drown-in-peru-as-abnormally-big-waves-from-tonga-volcano-hit-coast