Cologne faces the greatest evacuation since World War II!

Cologne faces the greatest evacuation since World War II!

Deutz, Köln, Deutschland - The situation in Cologne is heading: Due to the discovery of three American World War II bombs in the Deutz district, the entire city center faces a large -scale evacuation. As the FAZ , around 20,000 people have to leave their apartments in the 1,000-meter radius. The security measures start on Wednesday at 8 a.m.

The evacuation means massive restrictions: large parts of the old town of Cologne and the shopping zone are affected. The closures also affect important traffic routes, including the Hohenzollern, Deutzer and Severinsbrücke. Affected institutions include the Cologne Messe/Deutz station, the Eduardus Hospital and several nursing and old people's homes. This measure is the largest evacuation campaign in Cologne since World War II.

Important information on evacuation

The Tagesschau clarifies whether all apartments in the evacuation area are actually empty. These controls could drag on for several hours. Fortunately, well -known places such as the Cologne Cathedral and the main train station are not in the evacuation area, while the Hohenzollern Bridge, the most used railway bridge in Germany, is definitely blocked.

Massive impairments are also expected for all public transport. Deutsche Bahn has already announced that there will be considerable restrictions on local and long-distance transport, including detours and defaults, especially in Cologne-Deutz. The Cologne Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) also advise you to avoid the inner city area and prepare for restrictions on light rail and bus lines.

The background

The bombs are two American 20-centers bombs and a ten-century bomb, all equipped with service tiders. Such detonators are relatively well defused, but the situation requires quick action, since there is always a risk that the bombs could explode. This is rare due to their age, but corresponding security precautions have to be taken, as well as the FFH informed.

The evacuation is coordinated by the authorities who are responsible for defusing and checking the explosive material. In principle, quick action is required when discovering war ammunition. In many metropolitan areas, such as in Hesse, unexploded goers appear, and the regulations for evacuation are always based on the location and size of the bombs found.

A contact point was set up for the affected citizens in exhibition hall 10.1 and in the Humboldtstrasse vocational college. However, pets are not allowed in these facilities. A citizen phone under numbers 0221/221-0 or 115 is available for detailed information.