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Niuafoʻou eruption: 80 years since thousands fled into the darkness as volcano destroyed village

Eighty years ago, thousands of Tonga’s Niuafoʻou residents fled their homes in darkness, crying and praying as a volcanic eruption engulfed their main village in black smoke and eventually led to one of the most significant mass evacuations in Tonga’s history. The dramatic events of September 1946 were documented by James Lewis in his account […]
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kanivatonga.co.nz broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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