In this task, you are given a sentence in the English language and your task is to convert it into the Japanese language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

Q: Several power boats and a spotter plane were escorting the surviving whales towards Cape Naturalist, in an operation expected to take several hours.

A: 数時間かかることが予想される活動の中で、いくつかの電動ボートと偵察飛行機は、生き残っているクジラたちがナチュラリスト岬へ向かうのに付き添った。
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Q: One eyewitness told the Voice of America news agency he was sitting in his shop when a big explosion shook the area Friday morning, sending dust in the air and causing objects to fall from the walls.

A: 目撃者の1人は通信社のVoiceofAmericaに対し、金曜日の朝に彼が自分の店で座っていたところ、大きな爆発で周辺が揺れ、空中にほこりが巻き上がって壁からものが落ちたと語った。
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Q: Lechang was submerged under three metres of water and 1663 prisoners had to be moved from the city.

A:
楽昌市は水面下3メートルに沈み、囚人1663人が市から移送されねばならなかった。
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