Cologne is preparing for the greatest evacuation since the Second World War!
Cologne is preparing for the greatest evacuation since the Second World War!
in Cologne is one of the greatest evacuations ahead of the end of the Second World War. On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, via 20,000 people leave their apartments and offices. The reason: the defusing of three World War II bombs that were discovered on Monday, June 2. These are two American duds with a weight of 20 hundredweight and one with 10 hundredweight.
As a preventive measure, the evacuation not only includes living areas, but also important facilities and infrastructure. Among other things, 58 Hotels, museums such as the Museum Ludwig and the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, as well as the Cologne-Messe station and a variety of schools and day care centers. In addition, RTL will be forced to transfer its programs from the mobile office, while the Cologne town hall and various old people's and nursing homes have to be cleared.massive restrictions in the old town of Cologne
The entire area of the old town of Cologne falls into the Barragen radius, which means significant restrictions in everyday life. Three bridges over the Rhine are blocked, including the Hohenzollern Bridge, the Deutzer Brücke and the Severinsbrücke. This is a significant change for residents and those affected, because the air rescue also becomes more cumbersome, since obvious facilities such as the university hospital and retirement homes are already prepared for evacuation and have taken appropriate protective measures.
The city of Cologne has already taken the first steps to inform those affected. There was a comprehensive information campaign on the city's website and social media. Similarly, residents were informed about possible evacuations in a previous incident on May 16, 2025, when a five-centner-flare-like one was found in Cologne-Lindenthal. necessary precautions are taken to ensure security and to offer the residents appropriate support.
lifestyle under the bomb load
This is nothing new for many Cologneers: As a result of the numerous bombing finds from the days of the war, defusing and evacuations occur. Historically, Cologne suffered particularly from the bombing of the Second World War; On May 30 and 31, 1942 alone, the first "thousand bomber attack" of the British Royal Air Force took place on a German metropolis. Even if the city has experienced numerous defuses since then, the current measure is one of the most comprehensive ones that it has carried out in recent years.
Now the help and understanding of the residents are required. Plans for locations during the evacuation should be forged in good time so that important documents and personal objects will not be forgotten. It should also be noted that pets must not be taken to the contact point that is set up for affected residents in the Rheinenergie Stadium. The city has also organized transport shuttles to facilitate the mobility of those affected.
The coming days will not only be a challenge for those responsible, but also for the Cologne team themselves. But one thing is certain: a good knack in planning and a prudent approach will help to master this special situation.
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