Making three air bombs from the Second World War harmless caused chaos in the center of Cologne on Wednesday from 8 o’clock thousands of people to leave their apartments, hotels were erased, a TV station had to interrupt his program. An end to the large -scale operation is expected around 6 p.m.
“During the exploratory work in Cologne-Deutz in the Deutzer Werft area, three bomb sources from the Second World War were found on Monday 2 June 2025. They are two American bombs of 20 cents and an American bomb ten-century bomb, each with hits,” the city of Cologne announced in a broadcast on Tuesday.
The radius of evacuation includes important facilities such as the Ludwig Museum, the Wallrafer-Richartz-Museum, the Keulen-Messe/Deutz Station, the Cologne town hall and a hospital and two nursing homes.
Breweries and Cathedral Open Ports
Hundreds of emergency services are on the road to call residents of their houses and apartments. These are housed in public institutions, and the Gaffel Brewery in the cathedral also welcomes evacuated, lure with WLAN for home office and welcome gifts according to “Bild”. The cathedral is open and offers shelter.
Image: Evacuation -Stray on Wednesday
“The district government of Düsseldorf (KBD) and the Ordnungsamt of the city of Cologne are on site. The regulatory office decides on all further measures to block and evacuate,” says a further official message.
Radius set of 1000 meters
“The final danger area was determined by the KBD with a radius of 1000 meters. There are around 20,000 people who are registered there, influenced by the evacuations.”
Bridges closed, traffic is affected
The old city was also hit, 58 hotels and accommodation companies were cleared. Bridges over the Rhine were closed. There are also restrictions on train traffic.
The RTL television station also had to adjust its program. Early programs were still broadcast live from the TV center in the Deutz district. The building was evacuated at 8 am.
Source: Krone
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