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Disasters in Gladbeck and Bottrop: bird flu and bomb scares shake the region!
Bottrop is experiencing evacuations due to bomb defusal and is facing constitutional lawsuits. Bird flu is spreading.
Disasters in Gladbeck and Bottrop: bird flu and bomb scares shake the region!
On October 28, 2025, news from the region is once again full of exciting and worrying developments. While the birds in Gladbeck are retreating to their winter quarters earlier than usual due to bird flu, a bomb defusal in Datteln is causing excitement and concern.
What's new in the Wittringer Forest? As reported ZDF, bird flu is spreading alarmingly in Germany and Europe. To protect the health of the birds, they are moving to winter quarters early this year. The animal disease is active all year round in Germany, but particularly increases with bird migration in autumn. Cranes are severely affected; Around 2,000 of these birds died on their way south alone.
Evacuation in Datteln
A bomb found in Datteln is causing significant restrictions. An unexploded bomb weighing 250 kg was discovered on Thursday during construction work and had to be defused immediately. WDR reports that nearly 3,000 people were evacuated, including residents of a retirement home. The Gelsenkirchen fire department had to provide support in this critical situation in order to carry out the evacuation.
It is still unclear whether the residents will return to the retirement home as damage to the surrounding buildings is currently being checked. The retirement home will remain evacuated until the matter is finally clarified. The bomb was finally detonated in a controlled manner by specialists at 12:38 a.m., which led to temporary road closures. Residents were allowed to return after the blast.
About complaints and bird flu
The issue of bird flu also requires attention here in the region. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute warns of a dynamic development of the animal disease and has raised the risk of new outbreaks to “high”. Contact with dead birds must be avoided urgently in order to prevent the possible spread of the virus. There is no reason to panic, as there is currently no increased risk of serious illnesses for the population.
In addition to these worrying issues, Bottrop also faces a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court, with potentially millions of dollars at stake. In the region it is clear that both nature and security issues are on people's minds. Stay informed and take care of those around you in these turbulent times.