(Morning News) Australia and New Zealand were sent to the South Pacific Island Tsui Tongjia to inspect the disaster on Monday (January 17) on Monday (January 17).There is no death report.
Reuters reported that the Australian authorities said that according to preliminary reports, the tsunami caused by the outbreak of the sea floor did not cause large -scale casualties in Tanga, but local roads and bridges were "severe damage."
The Australian Pacific Affairs Minister Sahaga said in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): "At this stage, we have not received major casualties reports, which is obviously very good news. However, we are currently from (Tanga).The information obtained by the outer island is still very limited. "
Australia will send a reconnaissance aircraft to evaluate Tanga on Monday morning, and some rescue agencies have initiated the coordination of disaster relief.
According to the Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the New Zealand National Defense Force stated on Twitter that a reconnaissance aircraft has taken off and will evaluate the region and low -lying islands.
New Zealand Prime Minister Adon said the tsunami caused "serious damage."
The Red Cross and the Red Crescent International Federation (IFRC) told BBC that the number of affected people may be as many as 80,000.
IFRC Fiji's person in charge Greenwood said that the local area urgently needs help. "We guess that as many as 80,000 people may be affected by volcanic eruption or tsunami."
She said: "We are worried about those who live on the outside islands, hoping to know their situation as soon as possible."
