Cologne under pressure: 20,000 evacuated because of bombing!

Cologne under pressure: 20,000 evacuated because of bombing!

in Cologne will be on Wednesday, June 4, comprehensive evacuation measures that will affect around 20,000 people. The reason for this is the finds of three World War II bombs during construction work for district heating management in the Riehl district. The defusing of these bombs discovered on Monday not only affects private households, but also numerous public institutions and the transport infrastructure. According to the information from NW.de, the Cologne team must be prepared for restrictions and complete closings.

The bombastic relics from the Second World War include two American 20-centers bombs and a ten hundredweight bomb. To increase dangerousness, these are provided with service tiders. Historically speaking, Cologne was particularly affected by bombing, and as early as 1942 the city experienced the first "thousand bomber attack" of the British Royal Air Force. The echo of this time still echoes and shows up in the current security measures.

scope of the evacuation

The evacuation will extend to an extensive area. The affected facilities include:

• Museum Ludwig
• Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
• television station RTL, who relocates his live broadcasts to Berlin
• 58 hotels and accommodation companies
• The Cologne Zoo, which has to close for the duration of the evacuation
• The Musical Dome and the Philharmonie
• nine schools and many daycare centers
• The Cologne City Hall and its branch on the Deutz side
• three bridges over the Rhine, including the Hohenzollern Bridge
• a hospital as well as two nursing and old people's homes that specifically plan evacuations for the residents

traffic restrictions and preparations

The city of Cologne has already published information about the expected closures and failures in public transport. The first round of the bell begins from Wednesday, 8 a.m. and roadblocks are being built. Railway stations, shipping and sometimes also air traffic are temporarily discontinued. Many employees, including those of RTL Germany, have to clear and work their offices from the mobile office. For the affected hotels and restaurants, this could become a serious challenge.

With regard to the old people's and nursing homes concerned, approximately 600 residents in need of care must be moved to hospitals, while another 300 in prepared exhibition halls are to be accommodated. The city's largest senior citizens' and disabled person is directly affected- a situation that requires a lot of sensitivity.

The preparations are in full swing, and the city administration does its best to make the information as transparent as possible for everyone. Time dunges are definitely not in here, because security has a top priority. In the next few days, it can be hoped that the defusing of the bombs will be easy and that everyone involved is sufficiently informed.

For more information, interested parties can be reported by wdr or Consult.