The Tongan government is holding a press conference on Monday, the second such event after a devastating volcanic eruption significantly impacted the South Pacific island country.

Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni is attending the press briefing.

A massive underwater volcanic eruption near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on January 15 triggered a tsunami that spread across the ocean in a matter of hours.

International aid has been arriving in Tonga to help with post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.