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Over 1,000 Homes to Be Evacuated After WW2 Missile Found
More than 1,300 properties are included as police urge residents to leave by 9am while military specialists prepare to remove the device.
- On Wednesday, September 23, authorities began evacuating 339 homes near Falmouth Docks following discovery of a 250kg American munition in the waters offshore.
- A diver located the device on Monday, alerting the Ministry of Defence , which deployed Lt Cdr Ben Brown of the Royal Navy's Bravo Squadron to assess the ordnance.
- GWR suspended train services between Falmouth stations with no replacement road transport available, while All Saints Church on Killigrew Street opened as a respite centre for displaced residents.
- Superintendent Ian Thompson of Devon and Cornwall Police urged evacuation by 9am, citing military inability to safely remove the device until the area was cleared; officials had revised an initial 1.4km cordon plan to the current 755m zone.
- Emergency teams aim to resolve the situation "as safely and as quickly as possible," with authorities expecting to transport the munition to sea for a controlled explosion.
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The Independent (US)Hundreds forced to leave homes after suspected WWII bomb found
The item, believed to be a 250kg American munition, was located in waters near Falmouth Docks
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Hundreds of Britons evacuated after 250kg US WW2 ‘bomb’ found at UK dockyard
Hundreds of Britons have been evacuated from their homes two days after a suspected World War Two bomb was found at a UK dockyard. The ordnance, which is believed to be a 250kg American bomb, was discovered at Falmouth Docks in Cornwall on Monday.A 750-metre cordon is now in place and residents have been told to leave their homes.Superintendent Vicky Howell said the cordon around Falmouth Docks had been extended since the initial discovery on Mo…
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