Berita Dunia Bahasa Inggris Bagi Pelajar

10-02-2023 09.00

On early Monday morning, a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Syria.

(Pada Senin dini hari, gempa kuat melanda Turki dan Suriah.)

The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and it was 10 kilometers deep. Hundreds of buildings collapsed and thousands of people were trapped in the rubble. The first reports said that at least 12 000 people died in Turkey and 3 500 died in Syria, but authorities expected the number to grow. Local people and rescue workers searched the rubble all night to pull out many people, including children.

(Gempa tersebut berkekuatan 7,8 dan kedalamannya 10 kilometer. Ratusan bangunan runtuh dan ribuan orang terjebak di reruntuhan. Laporan pertama mengatakan bahwa setidaknya 12.000 orang tewas di Turki dan 3.500 meninggal di Suriah, tetapi pihak berwenang memperkirakan jumlahnya akan bertambah. Penduduk setempat dan petugas penyelamat mencari di puing-puing sepanjang malam untuk menyelamatkan banyak orang, termasuk anak-anak.)

Many countries are sending help to Turkey, but the earthquake damaged three airports in the country, so people cannot easily deliver things to the affected areas.

(Banyak negara mengirimkan bantuan ke Turki, tetapi gempa bumi merusak tiga bandara di negara tersebut, sehingga orang tidak mengirimkan barang ke daerah yang terkena dampak dapat dengan mudah.)

Kata-kata sulit: magnitude (magnitudo), trapped (terjebak), rubble (reruntuhan).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

(Anda dapat menyaksikan video aslinya di Level 3.)