Dozens dead in Indonesian quake
At least 75 people are dead and thousands are trapped under rubble after a strong earthquake shook western Indonesia, officials say.
Buildings, including at least two hospitals, were brought down by the 7.6 magnitude quake, centred about 50km (30 miles) off the coast of Sumatra.
Officials say the death toll is expected to rise.
It comes hours after a tsunami from a separate quake killed more than 100 people in the South Pacific.
A tsunami watch issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in the wake of the Indonesian quake has been lifted
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Some parts of peninsular Malaysia felt the tremors cause by the Indonesian quake.Its a series of tremors starting from morning at about 10,in the evening at about 6-6.30, several tremors reported.
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