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A significant 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores region on Saturday morning, with authorities issuing tsunami warnings. The epicentre was located near Mbay in East Nusa Tenggara province at a shallow depth of 15 kilometres.
Police in Thailand's Chonburi province are investigating the connected deaths of five people—two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three—allegedly killed by suspects posing as officers to steal vehicles.
MetMalaysia has warned of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds affecting five mainland states plus Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan until 11pm tonight, with multiple districts across the country placed on alert.