Cologne starts its biggest evacuation since 1945 to defuse WWII bombs

Discovery of Wartime Bombs Prompts Large-Scale Evacuation in Cologne, Germany

BERLIN—Thousands of people were evacuated from central Cologne in western Germany on Wednesday following the discovery of three wartime bombs, in what the city authority called the largest such operation since the end of World War Two. An evacuation zone with a radius of 1,000 metres (1,100 yards) was cleared from 8 a.m. (0600 GMT), impacting around 20,500 residents along with many workers and hotel guests in the city’s old town and Deutz distri…

Mass evacuation after wartime bombs found

An area was cordoned off opposite Cologne Cathedral after the discovery of World War 2-era bombs. Photo: Reuters TV Thousands of people have been evacuated from central Cologne in western Germany following the discovery of three wartime bombs, in what the city authority called the largest such operation since the end of World War 2.

German city's evacuation order lifted after World War II bombs defused

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.The American bombs – two 20-tonne weapons and another that weighs 10 tonnes – were found in a shipyard on Monday, the city said, causing a huge "danger zone" to be sealed off early on Wednesday.A hospital, two retirement centres and the city's second-largest train station were…

3 World War II bombs defused in Cologne, Germany after evacuation

Three unexploded U.S. bombs from the Second World War were defused on Wednesday in Cologne.

WWII bombs found in European city force massive evacuation operation

More than 20,000 residents evacuated a German city after three U.S. WWII bombs were discovered in Cologne, requiring hours of careful diffusion work before people could return to their homes.

Mass evacuations in German city after World War II bombs found

More than 20,000 people have been evacuated in the German city of Cologne, so authorities can defuse three unexploded bombs from World War II