A recent deep-sea expedition into the Tonga Trench in the Pacific Ocean led to an astonishing discovery: a massive Pacific Sleeper Shark was filmed at an astounding 1,400 meters below the surface.

An image from the capital, Nuku’alofa, shows damage following Saturday's tsunami New pictures have emerged from Tonga, revealing the damage wreaked by tsunami waves triggered by an undersea volcano.

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