2023-08-07 21:54:20
04:47 PM
Some 13,000 people were temporarily called out of their homes in a Düsseldorf neighborhood (western Germany) following the discovery of a World War II American bomb, city firefighters said Monday.
The US bomb, which weighs one ton, must be defused between Monday night and Tuesday morning. It was discovered during work in that neighborhood near the zoo, according to the firefighters’ statement.
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“Due to the location of the bomb and the evaluation of the explosive ordnance disposal service, a B radius is not applicable. The deactivation will be done during the night to avoid significant damage to rail and commuter traffic,” the state of Düsseldorf in a statement.
The soil of German cities is still littered with unexploded bombs, often discovered during construction sites, 78 years following the end of World War II.
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In 2017, the discovery in Frankfurt (west) of a 1.4-ton bomb led to the evacuation of 65,000 people.
In December 2021, a World War II bomb exploded at a construction site near the Munich station (south), causing four injuries and disrupting rail traffic.
“People who live in the danger zone and cannot leave their homes by themselves, for example because they are bedridden or disabled, can request transportation from the fire control center,” the communications read. of the affected state.
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