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 LANDSLIDE KILLS FOUR PEOPLE IN

NORTH SUMATRA
A landslide hit a car carrying five people on Medan-Berastagi highway in North
Sumatra province on Saturday night, leaving four people dead.

The bodies of two car passengers have been evacuated, while those of two others were
still trapped in the car, Chief of the Traffic Police Unit at the Medan City Police
Adjunct Senior Commissioner Sonny Siregar said. “One person survived. He has also
been evacuated,”

The landslide occurred at 07.30 p.m. local time on Saturday night and hit a car carrying
five people. By Saturday night, the evacuation was still ongoing and several workers
were removing the debris from the scene using an excavator. Sonny Seregar said that
the other heavy-duty equipment is still on the way to the scene.
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Generic Structure
Main Event
A landslide hit a car carrying five people on Medan-Berastagi
highway in North Sumatra province on Saturday night, leaving four
people dead.
Background Event
The bodies of two car passengers have been evacuated, while those of
two others were still trapped in the car, Chief of the Traffic Police Unit
at the Medan City Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Sonny Siregar said.
“One person survived. He has also been evacuated,”
Source
The landslide occurred at 07.30 p.m. local time on Saturday night and hit
a car carrying five people. By Saturday night, the evacuation was still
ongoing and several workers were removing the debris from the scene
using an excavator. Sonny Seregar said that the other heavy-duty
equipment is still on the way to the scene.
Language Features
Past tense ; Have been evacuated, were still
trapped.
Passive sentences : The evacuation was still
ongoing, several workers were removing the
debris.
Direct Speech ; Sonny Siregar said. “One person
survived. He has also been evacuated,”

Indirect Speech : Sonny Seregar said that the

other heavy-duty equipment is still on the way to
the scene.

Verb 3 : Survived, occured, trapped, evacuated