Mass evacuation in Stuttgart: World War II bomb successfully defused!
Mass evacuation in Stuttgart: World War II bomb successfully defused!
Stuttgart, Deutschland - in Stuttgart, a world war bomb recently caused a significant excitement and led 6,000 people to evacuate around . The city met with the operational challenge when a 500 kilogram bomb was discovered near the dredging work near . Therefore, numerous residents had to leave their apartments in the late afternoon, and the police ensured that the evacuated area was released until shortly before 8 p.m. after the bomb was successfully defused. This information provides Tagesschau .
The streets around the site were cordoned off, and a railway and a bus line were also affected. The evacuation included a radius of 500 meters around the bomb. In order to offer the affected residents of 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 dark, which ultimately succeeded. According to Stern was successfully completed in the evening.
large -scale evacuation measures
All over the city, there were partly extensive traffic restrictions. Several roads were blocked to ensure the necessary safety during defusing. The bomb discovery fell in terms of time together with the celebrations for the Reutlinger Schwörtag , which also started 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 up his position next Sunday. In addition, there is the start of the cultural weeks for Christopher Street Day (CSD) , its demonstration for 26. July is planned.
Cologne's drama with blind passers
In Cologne, the largest evacuation campaign has recently been experienced since the Second World War due to the discovery of three blind accidents from the time of the war. zdf reports that more than 20,000 people had to leave their apartments in the vicinity of 1,000 meters . The affected facilities included several large companies, schools and even hotels. One of the most important traffic disruptions included the blocking of the Hohenzollern Bridge, the most used railway bridge in Germany.
While the ordnance clearers worked quickly in Cologne and finally defused the bombs faster than planned, the citizens recognized the urgency of the situation and temporarily sought refuge with friends or family outside the restricted zone. The action in both cities makes it clear what effects the defusing of historical bombs can still have on city life today.
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