Tonga govt calls volcanic eruption an ‘unprecedented disaster’
In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft departs from Richmond, Australia, Jan. 18, 2022, to assist the Tonga government after the eruption of an undersea volcano.
The island of Tonga’s isolation is impacting efforts to meet humanitarian needs or to even assess conditions days after the volcanic eruption. The Tongan government has called the situation an “unprecedented disaster.” And in Mexico on Monday, journalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel was shot dead outside his home in Tijuana. Authorities have launched an investigation, but details remain unclear. Plus, women in Malawi who don’t fit into social norms have sometimes been accused of witchcraft. Former colonial rulers attempted to curb witchcraft accusations by imposing laws, but citizens often don’t respect or legitimize these laws.
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