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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has conveyed Malaysia's condolences to Colombia following a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the country's western region, killing more than 100 people and causing widespread destruction.
Two employees who died in a catastrophic explosion at an Aeon shopping mall in southwestern Japan had safely evacuated following a major earthquake but were instructed to return inside to secure cash, their employer has admitted.
A powerful explosion rocked Aeon Mall Kumamoto on Tuesday evening, collapsing parts of the building and trapping multiple people inside. Rescue efforts are underway following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake earlier that day.
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on July 28, triggering tsunami warnings for nearby seas and affecting approximately 48,000 households with power outages.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake centred in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday caused multiple injuries and widespread disruptions to transport and power supplies across the southwestern region.
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake centred in North Sumatra sent tremors across the Klang Valley on Monday, prompting the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department to respond to three separate reports and inspect key buildings for structural integrity.
A Myanmar court has handed down a five-year prison sentence with hard labour to the owner of Sky Villa Condominium in Mandalay, where over 200 people died when the building collapsed during an earthquake.