Another foreign tourist has died while diving in Maldives, the fifth drowning fatality this month, a local newspaper reported.

A report in Maldives Times said the 40-year-old Russian woman died Sunday during a diving trip.

Quoting police, Maldives Times said "currents are strong during the north-eastern monsoon" and advised tourists to take "extra caution."

Prior to Sunday's incident, four other foreign tourists also drowned this month.

An 84-year-old man from Czech Republic drowned Saturday, the news report said.

Similarly, a 66-year-old South Korean tourist drowned last January 16.

On January 13, newly-wed Filipino couple, Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla, drowned while swimming near the Dhiffushi Island in Kaafu atoll.

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Their bodies arrived in the Philippines, Saturday.

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Authorities in the Maldives earlier said they will be establishing safe zones for swimming on its every island following the drowning of the Filipino couple.

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The tropical nation in the Indian Ocean is popular for its white-sand beaches and luxury resorts.