Mass evacuation in Stuttgart: World War II bomb successfully defused!

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Around 6,000 people were evacuated in Stuttgart to defuse a World War II bomb. Evacuation complete, celebrations begin.

Rund 6.000 Menschen wurden in Stuttgart evakuiert, um eine Weltkriegsbombe zu entschärfen. Evakuierung abgeschlossen, Feierlichkeiten beginnen.
Around 6,000 people were evacuated in Stuttgart to defuse a World War II bomb. Evacuation complete, celebrations begin.

Mass evacuation in Stuttgart: World War II bomb successfully defused!

In Stuttgart, a World War II bomb recently caused considerable excitement and led to the evacuation of around6,000 people. The city encountered the operational challenge when excavating nearbya 500 kilogram bombwas discovered. As a result, many residents had to leave their homes in the late afternoon, and the police ensured that the evacuated area was reopened shortly before 8 p.m. after the bomb had been successfully defused. This information provides daily news.

The streets around the site were cordoned off, and a train and a bus line were also affected. The evacuation covered a radius of500 metersabout the bomb. In order to offer the affected residents support during this tense situation, a care center was set up at the Carl Benz School. The police were optimistic that the defusing could be completed before nightfall, which was ultimately successful. Loud star The entire operation was successfully completed by evening and the surrounding residents were able to return.

Large-scale evacuation measures

There were sometimes extensive traffic restrictions throughout the city. Several streets were closed to ensure the necessary security during the defusing. The bomb discovery coincided with the celebrationsReutlinger Oath Day, which also began that day. A lecture by Julian Nida-Rümelin on “The Crisis of Democracy” is on the program, and the mayor of Reutlingen, Thomas Keck (SPD), will take office next Sunday. In addition, there is the start of the cultural weeksChristopher Street Day (CSD), whose demonstration for theJuly 26this planned.

Cologne's drama with unexploded bombs

Cologne recently experienced the largest evacuation operation since the Second World War due to the discovery of three wartime unexploded bombs. ZDF reported that more than20,000 peopletheir apartments in the area1,000 metersto leave the site. The affected facilities included several large companies, schools and even hotels, among others. One of the most significant traffic disruptions was the closure of the Hohenzollern Bridge, the busiest railway bridge in Germany.

While the ordnance disposal teams in Cologne worked quickly and ultimately defused the bombs even faster than planned, the citizens recognized the urgency of the situation and sought temporary refuge with friends or family outside the exclusion zone. What happened in both cities makes it clear what impact the defusing of historical bombs can still have on city life today.