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Table 5 Comparison of damages to buildings in specific populated areas

From: A method for evaluating population and infrastructure exposed to natural hazards: tests and results for two recent Tonga tsunamis

Information provided by UNOSAT Maps (2022)

Information gained from this study

Location

No. of buildings damaged

Populated area

Elevation (m)

No. of buildings

No. of inhabitants

Tungua

11

Tungua

 < 10

82

178

Fonoifua (Mu’omu’a)

30

Fonoifua

 < 10

30

25

‘Atata

72

‘Atata

 < 10

89

122

‘Eua

48

‘Ohonua (Prope)

 < 15

118

254

6

Ta’anga (Prope)

 < 15

6

42

1

Futu (Fo’ou)

 < 20

7

23

Mango (Mu’omu’a)

26

Mango

 < 10

26

27

Nomuka (Mu’omu’a)

61

Nomuka1

 < 10

184

227

4

Nomuka2

 < 15

4

28