Berita Dunia Bahasa Inggris Bagi Pelajar

22-12-2021 07.30

A thunderstorm created several tornadoes in the middle and south of the US. It was very unusual because the tornadoes came when cold weather normally limits tornadoes.

(Badai petir menyebabkan sejumlah tornado di bagian tengah dan selatan AS. Ini sangat tidak umum karena tornado terjadi ketika cuaca dingin biasanya membatasi tornado.)

Kentucky was the worst-hit state, as 70 people died there, and thousands of homes and businesses were without electricity. One tornado destroyed a candle factory with more than one hundred people inside. The US President Joe Biden declared a disaster in Kentucky, and he promised some help to people who had no food and water.

(Kentucky merupakan negara bagian yang terdampak paling parah, karena 70 orang tewas disana, dan ribuan rumah dan bisnis tanpa listrik. Sebuah tornado menghancurkan pabrik lilin dimana lebih dari seratus orang berada di dalamnya. Presiden AS Joe Biden mengumumkan bencana di Kentucky, dan dia menjanjikan beberapa bantuan kepada orang-orang yang tidak memiliki makanan dan air.)

The storm moved from Arkansas and Missouri into Tennessee and Kentucky. Strong winds destroyed buildings, toppled trees and cars, and damaged power lines. The tornadoes destroyed an area that was more than 320 kilometers long.

(Badai bergerak dari Arkansas dan Missouri ke Tennessee dan Kentucky. Angin kencang menghancurkan gedung, merubuhkan pepohonan dan mobil, dan merusak kabel listrik. Tornado ini menghancurkan area sepanjang 320 kilometer.)

Kata-kata sulit: limit (membatasi), declare (mengumumkan), topple (merubuhkan).

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

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