Tonga's Olympic flagbearer Pita Taufatofua hasn't heard from his father since 'devastating' tsunami

By Ben Church and Amanda Davies, CNN

Updated 1440 GMT (2240 HKT) January 20, 2022

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(CNN)Olympic athlete Pita Taufatofua has yet to make contact with his father after the «devastating» tsunami hit Tonga.

The disaster was triggered by Saturday's huge eruption of the underwater Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano and caused«unprecedented» damage to the Pacific nation. Taufatofua, who became widely recognized after being his country's flagbearer at the Summer and Winter Olympics, is currently in Australia and hasn't yet heard from his father who lived on the main island of Tongatapu. «I have no idea what has happened to him,» he told CNN Sport's Amanda Davies.«I am optimistic he will