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).

While a reduction in levies on petroleum products by the Centre and the State Government was a temporary solution, the long-term solution was to reduce consumption of petroleum products and promote research on their alternatives.
センターと州政府による石油製品の徴税額削減は一時的な対策だが、長期的な対策は石油製品の消費を削減して代替の研究を奨励することである。

14 people have died after heavy rain and flash flooding hit a gorge near the south western city of Chongqing, China.
中国南西部の都市、重慶市近くの峡谷に豪雨と鉄砲水が起こり、14人が死亡した。

Are you going to Montreal and what strokes and distances are you competing in?

あなたはモントリオールに入って、どんな泳法のどの距離で競技するつもりなのか？