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Home / News / World News / Germany: Unexploded bomb from World War-2 found, 65,000 residents evacuated
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    Germany: Unexploded bomb from World War-2 found, 65,000 residents evacuated

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    Germany: Unexploded bomb from World War-2 found, 65,000 residents evacuated
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  • A 1.4-tonne unexploded British bomb left over from World War-II was found at a building site in Frankfurt, prompting the largest post-war evacuation in Germany.

    Authorities forced 65,000 residents to leave their homes even as patients at nearby hospitals were evacuated, in preparation for the bomb's controlled explosion.

    Every year, thousands of unexploded bombs from the war are still found across Germany.

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    Premature babies, intensive care patients evacuated from 2 hospitals Kindergarten was evacuated after child finds and brings bomb Germany faces serious threat from unexploded bombs Unexploded bombs getting more unstable over time Germany witnessed several large-scale evacuations over unexploded bombs
  • Evacuations

    Premature babies, intensive care patients evacuated from 2 hospitals

    Premature babies, intensive care patients evacuated from 2 hospitals
  • Authorities in Frankfurt, Germany's financial hub, said over 100 patients, including two premature babies and people in intensive care, were evacuated from hospitals.

    Officials warned that the entire street could be flattened by an uncontrolled explosion of the bomb.

    The evacuation area includes Germany's central bank which houses half the country's gold reserves.

    Police said anyone refusing to evacuate would be arrested.

  • Other incidents

    Kindergarten was evacuated after child finds and brings bomb

    Kindergarten was evacuated after child finds and brings bomb
  • On September 2, around 22,000 people were evacuated in the city of Koblenz while experts disposed of a bomb from World War-II found during preparations to construct a new kindergarten.

    Last month, a kindergarten was evacuated after an unexploded World War-II bomb was found by a teacher on a shelf. Police said a child brought it inside after finding it on a woodland walk.

  • Threat

    Germany faces serious threat from unexploded bombs

    Germany faces serious threat from unexploded bombs
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  • Every year, an average 2,000-tonnes of unexploded ordnance are found in Germany.

    An estimated 2.7 million tonnes of bombs were dropped by the Allies on Germany during World War-II.

    Most unexploded bombs featured malfunctioning time-delay fuses while others never went off.

    Germany has a dedicated bomb-disposal unit to counter the widespread problem. It's expected to take decades to find and deactivate all bombs.

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    Unexploded bombs getting more unstable over time

  • After the war, uncontrolled explosions of leftover bombs killed hundreds of civilians and dozens of bomb-disposal technicians. But the number of fatalities has declined over the years. However, experts warn that unexploded devices may be getting more unstable as their fuses grow brittle over time.

  • Major evacuations

    Germany witnessed several large-scale evacuations over unexploded bombs

    Germany witnessed several large-scale evacuations over unexploded bombs
  • May 2017: 50,000 people were evacuated in Hannover during the disposal of three British-made bombs.

    December 2016: Over 50,000 were evacuated in Augsburg after a 1.8-tonne British explosive was discovered.

    May 2015: 20,000 people in Cologne were evacuated after a one-tonne bomb was found.

    December 2011: 45,000 people were evacuated from Koblenz after two bombs were found.

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