Mod 2 - Unit 1 - Lesson 10 Text 7 Tanah Jerlus Flashcards
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3 rumah ditelan bumi
3 houses swallowed by the earth
Ipoh: Tiga rumah terjejas akibat tanah jerlus
Ipoh: Three houses were affected due to a sinkhole
dengan satu daripadanya musnah hampir 80 peratus
with one of them nearly 80 percent destroyed
selepas tanah mendap sedalam lima meter
after the ground sank to a depth of five metres
hingga menyebabkan 20 penghuni membabitkan empat keluarga
resulting in 20 occupants involving four families
terpaksa dipindahkan ke tempat selamat.
being forced to evacuate to a safe place.
Kejadian tanah jerlus berlaku pada jam 3.30 pagi.
The sinkhole incident occurred at 3:30 a.m.
Mangsa G Sandaran, 64, berkata,
Victim G Sandaran, 64, said,
ketika kejadian, dia dan 11 ahli keluarga lain tidur nyenyak.
at the time of the incident, he and 11 other family members were sound asleep.
“Ketika nyenyak tidur, tiba-tiba saya terjaga
“While sleeping soundly, suddenly I woke up
apabila mendengar bunyi bising
when I heard a loud noise
dan keluar untuk memeriksa
and went out to check
kerana menyangka penyamun ingin memecah masuk rumah.”
because I thought robbers were trying to break into the house.”
“Bagaimanapun, saya terkejut
“However, I was shocked
mendapati pokok di sebelah rumah tumbang
to find that a tree beside the house had fallen
dan terdengar bunyi retakan semakin kuat.”
and I heard the cracking sound getting louder.”
“Saya kemudian mengarahkan ahli keluarga
“I then instructed my family members
termasuk lima cucu yang masih kecil keluar menyelamatkan diri
including five young grandchildren to get out and save themselves
selepas menyedari berlaku tanah runtuh,” katanya
after realising a landslide had occurred,” he said
ketika ditemui di rumahnya, di sini, semalam.
when met at his house here yesterday.
Sandaran berkata, dia bersyukur
Sandaran said he was thankful
tiada kemalangan jiwa berlaku
that no loss of life occurred
dan mereka sekeluarga sempat menyelamatkan diri.
and that the whole family managed to escape.
“Sebaik kami sekeluarga keluar ke halaman rumah,
“As soon as we went out to the house courtyard,
