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A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores Island early Saturday, killing at least 38 people with dozens more injured. Rescue teams are actively searching for residents trapped beneath damaged buildings across the region.
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, killing at least 34 people and displacing over 10,000 residents. Rescue operations continue amid hundreds of aftershocks, severe water shortages, and dangerous heat conditions.
A gas explosion tore through a shopping mall in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture hours after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck on Tuesday, killing two women and leaving several others unaccounted for.
An explosion at Aeon Mall Kumamoto in southwestern Japan has collapsed sections of the building and trapped multiple people. Rescue operations are ongoing following the incident on Tuesday evening.