TEXT 2 Read the text carefully to answer questions number 3 to 6 JAMBI CITY, Jambi: A landslides hit a village in Kerinci Agency, paralyzing traffic between Jambi and Sungai Penuh, the regency’s capital. People travelling from Sungai Penuh to Jambi and vice versa have to take the Trans Sumatera highway by passing Solok in the neighboring province of West Sumatera, which costs them twice as much as the regular fare. A staff of the local transportation office in Sungai Penuh said on Wednesday that the landslides was caused by incessant rain on Monday which caused dirt and rocks to cover and damage two sections of the road. Herman, a driver of a passenger bus plying the Jambi-Kerinci route, said that it took him 15 hours for trip, five hours longer than usual and passenger were charged Rp 125.000,- instead of the regular fare of Rp 50.000,- The traffic between Jambi and Sungai Penuh was expected to return to normal on Thursday after the Kerinci administration deployed necessary equipment to repair the damaged road. ... landslides was caused by incessant rain on Monday ... The closest meaning of the underlined word is ....

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JAMBI CITY, Jambi: A landslides hit a village in Kerinci Agency, paralyzing traffic between Jambi and Sungai Penuh, the regency’s capital. People travelling from Sungai Penuh to Jambi and vice versa have to take the Trans Sumatera highway by passing Solok in the neighboring province of West Sumatera, which costs them twice as much as the regular fare.

A staff of the local transportation office in Sungai Penuh said on Wednesday that the landslides was caused by incessant rain on Monday which caused dirt and rocks to cover and damage two sections of the road. Herman, a driver of a passenger bus plying the Jambi-Kerinci route, said that it took him 15 hours for trip, five hours longer than usual and passenger were charged Rp 125.000,- instead of the regular fare of Rp 50.000,-

The traffic between Jambi and Sungai Penuh was expected to return to normal on Thursday after the Kerinci administration deployed necessary equipment to repair the damaged road.

... landslides was caused by incessant rain on Monday ...

The closest meaning of the underlined word is ....