IN PICS | 9 Images That Show The Havoc, 'Ecological Disaster' Caused By Tonga Undersea Volcano, Tsunami

A combination of satellite images released by Maxar Technologies shows a before (top) image taken on December 29, 2021 and an after image taken on January 18, 2022 of the main port facilities in Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga, covered in ash following the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga - Hunga-Haa'pai volcano on January 15. (Right) Cleaning crew member works to remove oil from a beach in the Peruvian province of Callao after a spill that occurred during the unloading process of the Italian-flagged tanker 'Mare Doricum' at La Pampilla refinery caused by the abnormal waves recorded after the volcanic eruption in Tonga. Photos: AFP

A screen grab taken from the NOAA GOES-West satellite on January 15, 2022 shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami in Tonga. The eruption was so intense it was heard as "loud thunder sounds" in Fiji more than 800 kilometres (500 miles) away | Photo: AFP

This combination of satellite images released by Maxar Technologies shows the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga Haa'pai volcano (top picture) on January 6, 2022 as it releases ash and smoke; and the same location on January 18, 2022 (bottom image), three days after a massive eruption destroyed most of the island on January 15, devastating nearby Tonga and causing a tsunami across the Pacific Ocean. (Right) A combination of satellite images released by Maxar Technologies shows residential homes and buildings in an area of Tonga on December 19, 2021 (top picture) and the same area on January 18, 2022, covered in ash following the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga Haa'pai volcano on January 15, 2022.

A handout photo taken on January 18, 2022 and released on January 21, by New Zealand Defence Public Affairs shows an aerial view of Nuku'alofa and its surrounding areas following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano on a nearby island on January 15 | Photo: AFP

Oil wash ashore at a beach in the Peruvian province of Callao on January 17, 2022, after a spill that occurred during the unloading process of the Italian-flagged tanker, 'Mare Doricum', at La Pampilla refinery, caused by the abnormal waves recorded after the volcanic eruption in Tonga | Photo: AFP

A combination of satellite images released by Maxar Technologies shows a before (top) image taken on December 29, 2021 and an after image taken on January 18, 2022 of the main port facilities in Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga, covered in ash following the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga - Hunga-Haa'pai volcano on January 15. (Right) Cleaning crew member works to remove oil from a beach in the Peruvian province of Callao after a spill that occurred during the unloading process of the Italian-flagged tanker 'Mare Doricum' at La Pampilla refinery caused by the abnormal waves recorded after the volcanic eruption in Tonga. Photos: AFP

Cleaning crews work to remove oil from a beach in the Peruvian province of Callao on January 19, 2022 after a spill that occurred during the offloading process of the Italian-flagged tanker, caused by the tsunami recorded after the undersea volcanic eruption in Tonga | Photo: AFP

An artisanal fishermen from a community affected by the oil spill on the beaches of the Peruvian province of Callao holds a death oiled bird during a protest on January 19, 2022 in front of the La Pampilla Oil Refinery | Photo: AFP

A heron is pictured on rocks covered with mussels and oil on a beach in the Peruvian province of Callao | Photo: AFP

Peruvian authorities have sealed off 21 beaches after 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled at at La Pampilla refinery of Spanish energy giant Repsol | Photo: AFP