when Lea is out alone, she often has problems

for example, she can't get on the tram by herself

she says: 'The gap between the sidewalk and the tram is too big

I need help getting on

but sometimes I don't get any help

the tram keeps going and I'm left standing there

she thinks that people with disabilities often have a hard time

on the internet, she tells others how they can get help

for example, how they can get an assistant

she says: 'An assistant is important if you want to live alone

it took a long time for me. Then the authorities said 'yes'

sie now wants to become a social worker

then she can help even more people

and now for the next news item

cruise ship: dangerous disease

the photo shows a cruise ship. It's a ship for tourists

several people on board have a very dangerous disease

three people have already died from it

the disease comes from the Hunter virus

wild animals like rats or mice can sometimes pass on the Hunter virus

some people on the cruise ship observed wild animals

perhaps they contracted the Hunter virus that way

we'll show a video about that now. This is the cruise ship

it departed from South America

the ship is currently near islands in the sea west, that is, to the left, of Africa

the islands are called Cape Verde

there are more sick tourists on the ship

they are now being taken to a hospital in Europe

the doctors at the hospital hope they will be able to help the sick tourists

and now for the next news item: Fehmarnbelt: Construction of the tunnel begins

in the photo, ships are pulling the first section of a tunnel

the tunnel is to be built in the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is a sea in northern Germany

the Baltic Sea is a sea in northern Germany

the tunnel begins on the island of Fehmarn. That's why it's called the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel

when the tunnel is finished, cars and trains will be able to travel under the sea from Germany to Denmark

a special ship is transporting the first section of the tunnel to Denmark

the section is very large and very heavy

smaller vessels are towing the special ship in the correct direction

these images show how the section is to be lowered to the seabed

the section has to be placed precisely in the right spot – otherwise, the other sections won't fit

and that concludes our news report