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21-01-2022 07.30

A volcano erupted near the Tonga Islands on Saturday. The earthquake caused high waves, and authorities issued a tsunami warning in several South Pacific islands.

(Sebuah gunung api erupsi di dekat pulau Tonga pada hari Sabtu. Gempa bumi menyebabkan gelombang tinggi, dan pihak berwenang mengeluarkan peringatan tsunami di sejumlah pulau Pasifik Selatan.)

Officials asked people to leave the areas near beaches because there were dangerous waves and the water had strong currents or movements. They later canceled the warnings, but people in Hawaii were still in danger. High waves hit the south of Japan, and officials warned that waves could be three meters high.

(Pejabat berwenang meminta warga agar meninggalkan area sekitar pantai karena bahaya gelombang tinggi dan arus air yang kuat. Mereka kemudian mencabut peringatan tersebut, namun warga di Hawaii masih berada dalam bahaya. Gelombang tinggi mencapai bagian selatan jepang, dan pihak berwenang memperingatkan bahwa gelombang bisa mencapai tiga meter.)

The capital of Tonga was just 65 kilometers from the volcano, and ash covered the streets and buildings of the city. For a short time, there was no electricity, and phone lines and Internet did not work. People as far as the US heard the volcano erupt.

(Ibukota Tonga berada sejauh 65 kilometer dari gunung api, dan abu menutupi jalanan dan bangunan di kota. Dalam waktu singkat, tidak ada listrik, jaringan telepon dan internet putus. Warga di AS mendengar suara erupsi gunung api tersebut.)

Kata-kata sulit: erupt (erupsi), issue a tsunami warning (peringatan tsunami), ash (abu).

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