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Oke, gampang kok pahamin strukturnya. Biar lebih kebayang kayak gimana, coba perhatikan contoh berikut ya.
1.Actor Didi Petet dies aged 58
Veteran actor Didi Widiatmoko, popularly known as Didi Petet, died at the age of 58 at his residence in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang, on Friday morning.
Didi’s niece Muthia Kautsar said that Didi, who starred in a number of comedy and drama films in the 1980s and 1990s, collapsed and lost consciousness when attending an expo in Milan, Italy, recently.
“He just arrived home on May 10 after attending the exhibition. In that city, he collapsed and lost consciousness and returned home in a wheelchair,” she said.
On Tuesday, Didi was taken to Bandung for treatment. Muthia said no diseases were detected but he died on Friday.
Didi’s body is laid out in his residence on Jl. Bambu Apus in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang. It has yet to be decided when and where he will be buried.
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Aktor Didi Petet Meninggal diusia 58.
Aktor veteran Didi Widiatmoko , dikenal sebagai Didi Petet , meninggal pada usia 58 di kediamannya di Sasak Tinggi , Ciputat , Tangerang Selatan , Jumat pagi .
Didi keponakan Muthia Kautsar mengatakan bahwa Didi , yang membintangi sejumlah film komedi dan drama pada 1980-an dan 1990-an , runtuh dan kehilangan kesadaran ketika menghadiri sebuah pameran di Milan , Italia , baru-baru ini .
” Dia baru saja tiba di rumah pada 10 Mei setelah menghadiri pameran . Di kota itu , ia pingsan dan kehilangan kesadaran dan kembali ke rumah di kursi roda , ” katanya .
Pada hari Selasa , Didi dibawa ke Bandung untuk perawatan . Muthia mengatakan tidak ada penyakit yang terdeteksi tetapi dia meninggal pada hari Jumat .
Tubuh Didi diletakkan di kediamannya di Jl . Bambu Apus di Sasak Tinggi , Ciputat , Tangerang Selatan . Ini belum diputuskan kapan dan di mana ia akan dikubur.
2. Earthquake aftershock hits Nepal and India, magnitude 6.7
A strong earthquake aftershock struck India and Nepal on Sunday, shaking buildings in New Delhi and triggering an avalanche in the Himalayas.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7 magnitude, less than the 7.9 quake that struck the region on Saturday killing at least 1,900 people.
“Another one, we have an aftershock right now,” Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai told Reuters by telephone from base camp on Mount Makalu, 20 km (12 miles) from Everest.
Screams and the sound of an avalanche could be heard over the phone line Vajpai was speaking on. At Everest base camp, Romanian climber Alex Gavan tweeted that the aftershock had set off three avalanches.
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Gempa susulan gempa hit Nepal dan India , besarnya 6,7
Sebuah gempa susulan yang kuat melanda India dan Nepal pada hari Minggu , mengguncang bangunan di New Delhi dan memicu longsoran salju di Himalaya .
The United States Geological Survey mengatakan gempa mencapai 6,7 magnitude , lebih kecil dari 7,9 gempa yang melanda wilayah tersebut pada Sabtu menewaskan sedikitnya 1.900 orang .
” Satu lagi , kita memiliki gempa susulan sekarang , ” pendaki gunung dari India Arjun Vajpai kepada Reuters melalui telepon dari base camp di Gunung Makalu , 20 km ( 12 mil) dari Everest .
Jeritan dan suara longsoran bisa didengar melalui saluran telepon Vajpai berbicara. Di base camp Everest , pendaki Rumania Alex Gavan berkicau di twitter bahwa gempa susulan telah mengakibatkan tiga longsoran.
3. Death Toll from Indonesia’s Volcano Eruption Climbs to 34
Search and rescue operations are still under way to find 16 people missing after the eruption of Java’s Mount Semeru. The death toll from the eruption on Saturday of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s Java island has risen to at least 34, local officials said, and rescue operations are still under way. Mount Semeru, in the Lumajang district of East Java province, spewed thick columns of ash more than 12,000 metres (40,000 feet) into the sky, with searing gas and lava flowing down its slopes after the sudden eruption. The disaster left entire streets filled with mud and ash, swallowing homes and vehicles in several villages.
“So far, 34 people have died and 16 are still being searched [for],” Wayan Suyatna, head of the local search and rescue agency, told state media on Tuesday, raising an earlier death toll of 14. He added that nearly 3,700 people have been evacuated from the affected area.
Rescuers have been battling dangerous conditions since the eruption, searching for survivors and bodies in the volcanic debris, wrecked buildings and destroyed vehicles. Search crews deployed dogs on Tuesday to aid the operation.
Mount Semeru has remained active since Saturday, with small eruptions keeping emergency workers and residents on edge. On Tuesday, there were three small eruptions, each spewing ash about a kilometre (3,300 feet) into the sky, authorities said. Officials have advised locals not to travel within 5km (3.1 miles) of Semeru’s crater, as the nearby air is highly polluted and could affect vulnerable groups.
Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 270 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because it sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a horseshoe-shaped series of fault lines.(This article was published in Al Jazeera Creative Commons)
