The search for survivors in Nepal following the recent earthquakes continues unabated, while in Kyiv at least 37 people died in Russian attacks and people in Iceland are voting on the resumption of EU accession negotiations. (translated)
Ei tällaista voisi käsikirjoittaa.🤠 Pääkaupunkiseudun Raitiovaunuvirasto on siis ostamassa 1,6 miljardilla raitiovaunuja kilpailutuksella, jossa oli yksi osallistuja. Vaunujen hinta nousi jo ennen tilauksen tekemistä 271 miljoonasta eurosta 332 miljoonaan. Syyksi virasto ilmoittaa, että hanke #EteneeSuunnitellusti. Entä ne kilpailutuksen voittaneet vaunut? Valmistaja Stadler käyttää niistä nimitystä TINA, Total Integrierter Niederflur-Antrieb, täysin integroitu matalalattiakoneisto. Saksankieliset lehdet käyttävät Stadlerin vaunuista nimitystä Rumpel-Tina, Tärinä-Tina, ja Erdbebendrämmli, maanjäristysratikka. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung käyttää Stadlerin vaunuista aihetunnistetta Uuden ratikan ongelmat (Probleme mit neuer Tram). Hallessa puolestaan on perustettu Tärinä-Tinan vastainen liike Tina – Ei käy (Bürgerinitiative ‘TINA – so nicht’). ”Tärinä-Tina” vaikeuksissa: operaattori keskeytti uusien vaunujen vastaanottamisen (”’Rumpel-Tina’ unter Druck: Havag nimmt keine neuen Straßenbahnen für Halle mehr ab”, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung 19.8.2026) Darmstadt: Tina-vaunun uudet pyörät testissä – kansanliike edelleen epäileväinen (”Darmstadt: Tina-Trams mit neuen Rädern im Test – BI bleibt skeptisch”, Frankfurter Rundschau 15.6.2026) ”Tärinä-Tina” puhuttaa kaupunginvaltuustoa: ahtaat penkit, myyntiautomaatteja puuttuu, tärisee” (“‘Rumpel-Tina’ wird Thema im Stadtrat: Enge Sitze, fehlende Automaten, rumpeln der neuen Straßenbahnen”, Du bist Halle 22.5.2026) ”Kuin pieni maanjäristys”: Hallessa perustettiin kansalaisliike ”Tina – Ei käy” ”’Wie ein kleines Erdbeben’: Bürgerinitiative ‘TINA – so nicht’ hat sich in Halle (Saale) gegründet”, Du bist Halle 16.3.2026) Darmstadt: Muutokset TINA-raitiovaunuun vähentävät tärinää (”Darmstadt: Modifikationen an TINA-Straßenbahn reduzieren Erschütterungen”, Strassenbahn Magazin 30.1.2026) Tältä kuulostaa muunneltu Tina-ratikka (”So klingt das modifizierte Tina-Tram”, Bazeljetzt 8.8.2025) Hallen uusi ratikka meluaa ja tärisee – ”Tärinä-Tinan” aloitus vielä epäselvä (”Lärm und Vibrationen bei Halles neuen Straßenbahnen – Regelbetrieb der ’Rumpel-Tina’ steht noch nicht fest”, Du bist Halle 6.8.2025) Maanjäristysratikka (”«Erdbebendrämmli»: Neue Massnahmen und ein Nein aus Basel”, SRF 24.5.2026) Raportti vahvistaa: Darmstadtin uudet ratikat huojuttavat taloja (”Gutachten bestätigt Anwohner: Neue Trams in Darmstadt lassen Häuser stärker wackeln”, Frankfurter Rundschau 30.5.2025) #Raitiovaunu #Liikenne #Kaupungit
Beyoncé plans to donate one million dollars to help Colombia after a strong earthquake that claimed at least 294 lives and caused significant damage, including providing food and shelter for the affected areas. (translated)

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has corrected the cause of the devastating flash flood in Nepal, which claimed the lives of at least 160 people and left hundreds missing on Wednesday, from an earthquake to a glacier collapse that triggered an ice and debris avalanche. (translated)

After a devastating flash flood in Nepal, which may have been triggered by an earthquake, the number of confirmed deaths has risen to at least 157, while hundreds, including many foreigners, remain missing, prompting authorities to undertake extensive rescue and disaster warning measures. (translated)

After the devastating earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.2 and 7.5 in Venezuela in June 2026, over 6,500 bodies were recovered two months later, while the number of missing persons is estimated to be up to 10,000, and relatives criticize the lack of evacuation measures. (translated)

Two months after a devastating double earthquake in Venezuela, there are more than 6,500 fatalities being mourned, while the relatives of the victims previously deported from the USA are demanding an apology from the transitional government, as many of them were housed in an unsafe building during the earthquake. (translated)

Two months after the devastating double earthquake in Venezuela, which occurred on June 24, the death toll has risen to over 6,500, while homeless people and an unclear number of missing persons are further worsening the situation, and relatives of migrants affected by the disaster are demanding an apology from the transitional government. (translated)

Two months after the devastating double earthquake in Venezuela, the death toll has risen to over 6,500, and numerous people are considered missing, while traumatized relatives of deported migrants are demanding an apology and moral compensation from the government after many of them were housed in a dilapidated building that collapsed during the quake. (translated)

A severe earthquake with a magnitude between 6.7 and 7.2 shook Peru, injuring at least two people and damaging over 30 buildings, while rescue teams were sent to affected cities. (translated)

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 to 7.2 has shaken the Parinacochas province in Peru, injuring at least two people and damaging over 30 buildings, while rescue teams have been dispatched to the affected Andean towns. (translated)

After a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 in Colombia, there are 319 dead and over 4,500 injured, prompting the government to declare a 30-day state of emergency in 15 departments to enable quicker aid and billions in investments for reconstruction. (translated)

In Venezuela, the anger of the population is growing following the devastating earthquakes on June 24, which claimed more than 6,125 confirmed and an estimated 15,000 lives, while the government in Caracas is responding ineffectively to the crisis and the path to democracy remains uncertain. (translated)

The earthquakes in Colombia have caused damage estimated at around 8.3 billion euros, with 27,000 homes completely destroyed and over 120,000 damaged. (translated)

The strong earthquake in Colombia on August 10, 2026, has caused damage estimated at about 30 trillion pesos (about 8.3 billion euros), with pop star Shakira pledging financial support for the reconstruction of destroyed schools in the heavily affected Choco region. (translated)

Pop star Shakira visited an area affected by a recent strong earthquake in Colombia and announced that she is participating in the reconstruction of schools, focusing on helping children return to the educational process as soon as possible. (translated)

Shakira visits the hard-hit Department of Choco in Colombia after a devastating earthquake to provide financial support for the reconstruction of destroyed schools, while also highlighting concerns about the education of children in the region. (translated)
Popstar Shakira has announced financial support for the reconstruction of schools in the affected region of Chocó following the devastating earthquake in Colombia that caused damage to over 2,800 schools and has already pledged one million US dollars. (translated)

After a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 that struck the Indonesian island of Flores on Saturday, nearly 13,000 people were left homeless, 54 people lost their lives, and several hundred others were injured, while rescue and cleanup operations are currently ongoing. (translated)

After a devastating earthquake in Colombia, President Abelardo de la Espriella asked Donald Trump to suspend tariffs on Colombian products to support entrepreneurs in the affected regions, while the US government simultaneously pledged humanitarian aid of $26.5 million as well as rescue teams and medical supplies. (translated)
