Evacuation in Cologne-Lindenthal: 7,500 residents affected due to bomb find!

Evacuation in Cologne-Lindenthal: 7,500 residents affected due to bomb find!

In Cologne-Lindenthal, there is an evacuation campaign in the house that will affect around 7,500 residents. For this reason, an American five-center bomb from the Second World War will be defused on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The bomb, which is provided with a rear impact detonator, was discovered near the university clinic on Saturday. Preparations for defusing have been running in close cooperation with the Rhineland ordnance disposal service and the Cologne University Hospital since Saturday. The city of Cologne has prepared well for the situation to ensure the security of the citizens and therefore large containers are set up to protect the surrounding buildings in an emergency, such as ksta.de reported.

The evacuation is expected to start on Thursday morning at around 9 a.m. with a tour of the bell through the regulatory office. Anyone who is affected by the evacuation should think about where they can stay during this time. It is particularly important to take personal things like medication, important documents and baby food. Pets must not be brought to the contact point that is set up in Theodor-Heuss-Realschule (Euskirchener Straße 50) and also opens from 9 a.m.

preparations and road closures

The radius of danger is 400 meters around the location of the bomb. Therefore, holding bans will be set up in the evacuation area from Tuesday; In the areas in which the containers are set up, this has been valid since Monday. Comprehensive road closures in the area of the university clinic are to be expected on Thursday, and traffic will be diverted in a large scale. Affected streets include Josef-Stelzmann-Straße, Zülpicher Straße and Auerbachplatz. Public transport will not remain unaffected either, since the KVB tries to maintain line 9 as long as possible, but stops in the evacuation area are not approached.

The responsible persons are particularly concerned about people with limited mobility or health problems. These should wait for the regulatory office to visit, because transportation to the contact point or the hospital is organized. The current information on the developments and regulations related to the defusing of the bomb is provided via the homepage of the city of Cologne as well as via local media such as Radio Cologne and the WDR, as well as stadt-koeln.de can be found.

background to disposal of ordnance

Why is such caution advised? In Germany, ordnance disposal has been dealing for decades. This includes the removal of fighting funds that still come from past warlike arguments. These measures are an important task for ensuring public security, which is regulated in every federal state by special legislation. Remeding for ordnance is not only carried out by defusing, but often also requires elaborate historical explorations and risk assessments, as is explained in [Wikipedia] (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/kampf removal).

The defusing of a fake bomb is complex and can take longer depending on the course of the evacuation. It is therefore important that all those affected are well prepared and follow the instructions of the authorities. During this critical time, neighbors are required to support each other, and you can also find out more about social media.