It appears major catastrophe was averted on Tonga after a volcanic eruption and tsunami over the weekend, but Lisala Folau still had quite an ordeal in the aftermath. As communications…
(Newser) – It appears major catastrophe was averted on Tonga after a volcanic eruption and tsunami over the weekend, but Lisala Folau still had quite an ordeal in the aftermath. As communications with the island are slowly being restored, the Tonga man’s story is getting out, and it’s a wild one. The Guardian reports that Folau, a retired carpenter who has trouble walking, told local radio station Broadcom FM that he was painting his house on Saturday on the island of Atata when his brother warned him about the incoming tsunami. Folau said that waves started washing through one part of his home, prompting him to scramble up a tree with his niece as his brother ran for help.
