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Devastation felt far and wide

Gif: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies/Earther
Gif: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies/Earther

Maxar also collected satellite imagery of the Tongan islands northeast of the Hunga Tonga-hunga Ha’apai volcano. Many atolls in the region are uninhabited, but some populated regions were heavily damaged as a result of the eruption and tsunami. The gif above shows Nomuka island on August 27, 2020 and then again on January 20, 2022.