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In this task, given a sentence in the Malay language, and your task is to convert it into the English language.
question:
Runtuhan salji bermula pada ketinggian 3,600 meter dan turun ke lereng gunung sepanjang hampir 100 meter, meninggalkan bekas 50 meter lebar.
answer:
The avalanche started at an elevation of 3,600 meters and went down the mountainside for nearly 100 meters, leaving a trail 50 meters wide.


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Sudirman Gani, ketua bahagian politik dan perpaduan negara di pentadbiran tempatan, menyatakan bahawa "gempa bumi pertama berukuran 6.9 pada skala Richter dicatatkan pada 2:48 p.m.
answer:
Sudirman Gani, head of the local administration's politics and national unity division, stated that "the first quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 2:48 p.m.


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Pada perlumbaan tahun 2004, jumlah peserta lebih kurang 15 ribu, dengan 13 ribu lelaki dan 2 ribu wanita.
answer:

For the 2004 race, the number of participants was about 15 thousand, with 13 thousand men and 2 thousand women.