Select one article from google news in the non-western language of your choice and gist-translate 3 paragraphs into English and into Spanish
Source: Astro Awani
Link:https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/banjir-kilat-landa-sungai-merab-12-rumah-terjejas-516068
Tools: DeepL
Banjir kilat landa Sungai Merab, 12 rumah terjejas
Banjir kilat berkedalaman 4 kaki melibatkan anggaran 12 buah rumah dan air dalam keadaan tren menurun. - Foto JBPM
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 12 buah rumah di Kampung Sungai Merab Luar dilaporkan terjejas akibat banjir kilat awal pagi tadi, dengan kedalaman air mencecah sehingga empat kaki.
Pasukan dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Dengkil menerima panggilan kecemasan pada jam 3.34 pagi dan tiba di lokasi sejauh 17 kilometer kira-kira 22 minit kemudian, menggunakan satu jentera LFRT, satu RRV dan dua bot aluminium.
Komander Operasi, PBK II Mohamad Shahrulizuan Hussin memaklumkan seramai 15 orang mangsa berjaya dibawa keluar dengan selamat dan tiada kecederaan dilaporkan dalam kejadian tersebut.
Flash flooding hits Merab River, 12 houses affected
Flash flooding of 4 feet involved a budget of 12 houses and the water was on a downward trend. - JBPM Photo
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 12 houses in Kampung Sungai Merab Luar were reportedly affected by flash flooding early this morning, with water depths reaching four feet.
Troops from Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Dengkil received a distress call at 3.34am and arrived at the location 17 kilometers away about 22 minutes later, using one LFRT vehicle, one RRV and two aluminum boots.
Operations Commander, PBK II Mohamad Shahrulizuan Hussin memaklumkan seramai 15 orang mangsa berjaya were brought out safely and no injuries were reported in the incident.
Inundación repentina golpea el río Merab, 12 casas afectadas
La inundación repentina de 4 pies afectó a un presupuesto de 12 casas y el agua seguía una tendencia descendente. - Foto JBPM
KUALA LUMPUR: Un total de 12 casas en Kampung Sungai Merab Luar se vieron afectadas por inundaciones repentinas esta mañana temprano, con la profundidad del agua bajando a cuatro pies.
Las tropas de Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Dengkil recibieron una llamada de socorro a las 3.34 de la madrugada y llegaron al lugar, situado a 17 kilómetros, unos 22 minutos más tarde, utilizando un vehículo LFRT, un RRV y dos botas de aluminio.
El comandante de operaciones de la PBK II, Mohamad Shahrulizuan Hussin, confirmó que 15 víctimas habían sido rescatadas sanas y salvas y que no había heridos.
Comments
Errors or awkward phrasings
“Flash flooding of 4 feet involved a budget of 12 houses” (EN)
"Budget of 12 houses" is likely a mistranslation. It probably means something like “affected about 12 houses”, not a financial budget.
“La inundación... afectó a un presupuesto de 12 casas” (ES)
The same error carried into Spanish, showing that DeepL misinterpreted “sebanyak 12 buah rumah”. "Buah" is a counter/classifier in Indonesian, not a reference to money.
“Boots” vs. “Boats”
“Two aluminum boots” (EN)
Should be “boats”, not “boots.” This is a machine translation slip that changes the meaning.
“Dos botas de aluminio” (ES)
Also wrong for the same reason.
Analysis
It conveyed the main idea: a flood happened, houses were affected, the fire department responded, and no injuries occurred.
It had Literal translation of phrases like “budget of 12 houses”, Word choice errors (boots vs boats) and Awkward syntax like “seramai 15 orang mangsa berjaya were brought out safely”, it didn´t translate that.
The same errors appear in both languages, which suggests the machine misunderstood the original Indonesian and then replicated the mistake in both translations. In conclusion CAT tools like DeepL are helpful for understanding the gist but need human review for precision and naturalness.