Huge bomb find in Cologne: 3100 people have to leave their apartments!
Huge bomb find in Cologne: 3100 people have to leave their apartments!
A historical bomb from the Second World War was discovered in Cologne today, which triggered a comprehensive evacuation. A safety radius of 350 meters around the site on Luxemburger Straße had to be cordoned off for the defusing of the dangerous dud. Around 3,100 residents who had to leave their apartments in the university center, one of the highest residential buildings in Europe, were affected. According to the Cologne regulatory office, the mission went without complications, since a team from the authority went thoroughly from house to house to ensure that nobody had stayed behind. The evacuation of the university center on its 45 floors took several hours, and the airspace was also closed to defuse, as WDR reported .The process of defusing
Air bombs from the Second World War are an ongoing risk in Germany, especially in urban areas where air raids took place at the time. It is estimated that there are still between 100,000 and 300,000 tons of unexploded goers in the ground, and around 5,000 such bombs have to be defused annually. The defusing is a delicate process: the ignition mechanism must be removed from the destruction of the explosives, and this harbors great dangers, since the mechanisms are still functional after decades, such as explains .
Experts are used for defusing, which previously locate the bombs with special metal detectors. During the defusing, clear security protocols must be observed in order to protect residents in the best possible way. The determination of security zones and the implementation of the evacuation are crucial steps to minimize the risks of any detonation. In such cases, the authority has the obligation to clarify the population about the dangers and, if necessary, ask for evacuation.
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| Ort | Luxemburger Strasse, 50939 Köln, Deutschland |
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