Cologne in a state of emergency: 7,500 residents evacuated due to the world war bomb!

Cologne in a state of emergency: 7,500 residents evacuated due to the world war bomb!

Köln, Deutschland - in Cologne it is time again: this day a world war bomb near the university clinic is defused. Around 7,500 residents from the Lindenthal district have to leave their apartments to ensure security during the defusing work. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger reports that the regulatory office has already started to inform the affected citizens. Some areas must also be cleared in parts of the university clinic, since an admission stop was also imposed there and outpatient treatments had to be canceled.

The American five-center bomb was discovered on Saturday during construction work, which requires the current defusing. This is planned for today. But Kölner know the game: In the city, unexploded people are regularly found from the Second World War, which often result in evacuations and extensive security measures. Only in early June over 20,000 people had to be brought to safety due to the defusing of three aviation bombs in Deutz and the city center. This was the greatest evacuation since 1945 that existed in Cologne.

preparations for the residents

The city of Cologne asked for the support of the residents so that they can create evacuation plans. Important things that need to take are ID cards, medication and baby food. Residents should also think of the meals of the pets. The stopping bans in the evacuation area will be in force from Tuesday and in other areas with container constellations this has been in effect since Monday. A contact point was set up in the Theodor-Heuss Realschule in Cologne-Sülz for those who have no accommodation options, as wdr.

The defusing of the bomb not only brings restrictions for the residents, but also for the entire city. Access to the Rhine promenade was closed to ensure the safety of passers -by. This has been done in the context of a variety of discoveries of blind passers in the past few months, which the security authorities put on alert. Last year, between 1,500 and 2,000 bombs from the Second World War were found in North Rhine-Westphalia, including about 200 large calibers, such as the ZDF.

changes in city operations

The effects of today's measures are also noticeable on events and leisure activities. Various events, such as an appearance by the comedian Tedros "Teddy" Tecebrhan and a concert by the WDR symphony orchestra, were canceled or moved to other places. Couples who wanted to get married in the historic town hall had to switch to Cologne-Porz. The blocking of a large part of the center, in a city with 1.1 million inhabitants, also has an impact on the surrounding area because many residents are looking for refuge with relatives or friends.

Cologne has once again proven how important it is to ensure the security of its citizens. The ordnance clearers are challenged today, and the city is ready to do its best that everything goes smoothly. In view of the experience from the recent past, where defusations were often associated with great effort, the Cologne residents hope for a quick and successful conclusion of these measures.