Cologne evacuated: over 20,000 people because of bombing!
Cologne evacuated: over 20,000 people because of bombing!
Köln, Deutschland - An alarming scenario has developed in Cologne city center today. The metropolis has firmly grip on the largest evacuation campaign since the end of World War II. Whole 20,000 people had to leave their apartments, while the security service apparently diluted the air to breathe in the city. The reason for this extent of inconvenience? Three American bombs , which were discovered during exploratory work in the Deutz district. Two of these bombs each weigh 20 hundredweight , another brings it to 10 hundredweight
In order to defuse the bombs, a safety radius of 1,000 meters was set up for the site. This stands for the complete evacuation of the old town, schools, daycare centers and even the lanxess arena . Many local companies are also affected. This is not just about the security of the residents - the worries about inconvenience in everyday life are also great.
evacuation and closures in the city
Already since 8 a.m. the roadblocks are built in the morning to monitor the evacuation. are two experts of ordnance disposal the only people who can stay in the evacuation zone. The authorities check whether all apartments in the evacuation area are empty, and the traffic infrastructure also gets the stamp of necessity: the Hohenzollernbrücke , the most intended German railway bridge, is blocked, while the Cologne Dom and the main train station is luckily not in the area of evacuation and are still accessible to visitors. However, the effects are great: events such as a appearance by the comedian tedros teclebrhan and a concert by the WDR symphony orchestra were canceled or laid. Even the wedding ceremonies in the historic town hall are now taking place in the Porz district. The residents of the restricted zone are looking for accommodation with friends or family, while collection sites and shuttle services have been set up for the evacuated ones.
The historical dimension of this defusing
Cologne is one of the cities that were bombed violently during the Second World War - about 70% of the city were bombed. In fact, such bombing finds are not unusual: 1500 to 2000 bombs are discovered in North Rhine-Westphalia . These dangerous relics from the past remind us of the destruction, which cost life over half a million civilians. This story mumbles in the streets of Cologne and has an effect on the present, how the Bomb War documented.
Today the city shows itself in a picture of silence and seclusion, as if the normal shops were frozen for a moment. A city that otherwise pulsates in a lively hustle and bustle is still - a result of the necessary measures to ultimately ensure the security of everyone.
For a few hours, the Cologne city center is extinct like . But the awareness that these measures are essential to banish the impending danger gives people strength. It remains to be seen how quickly you can return to normality while the bombs are defused and life returns to the city. The citizens hope that these inconvenience will soon be a thing of the past - and without any further unpleasant surprises.
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