VIENNA: German fire crews are focused on evacuating as many as 100 passengers from suspended cable cars that run over the Rhine River in Cologne after a gondola ran into a support pillar.
Public transportation authorities for the city in North-Rhine-Westphalia state say 32 of the cars were operating when the mishap occurred Sunday.
When the one car collided with the pillar, the others were brought to a stop.
The dpa news agency cites transport and fire department officials as saying that as many as 100 passengers were left stranded.
Witnesses report that fire crews are using a mobile crane to bring down the first of them.
No injuries are being reported.
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Ukraine will be technically ready to join EU in 2027, Zelensky says
KYIV: Ukraine will be technically ready to join the European Union in 2027, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that securing ‘fast track’ accession to the bloc was an important part of security guarantees after the war with Russia ends.
“Technically, we will be ready in 2027,” Zelensky told reporters in remarks released by his office on Friday, adding that by the end of 2026 Ukraine will have implemented the main steps required for membership.
“I would like Ukraine to receive a clear timeline,” he said, adding that his government was committed to the necessary reforms.
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