View of Nomuka, Tonga, taken on January 17, 2022, by a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion during a reconnaissance flight to assess the damage caused by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano and the subsequent tsunami on January 15. According to Tongan Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta, a thick layer of ashfall on the Nuku'alofa airport runway will need to be cleared before humanitarian flights can land. Photo via New Zealand Defence Force/UPI