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06/04/2025June 4, 2025
Cologne: WWII bombs cause large scale evacuations
The discovery of World War II-era bombs in on Monday has led authorities to evacuate an estimated 20,000 people from their homes.
City authorities say its one of the largest evacuations in postwar history and affected areas including the entire old part of the city, 58 hotels, three Rhine bridges, the town hall, the railway station in the district of Deutz, which lies across the Rhine from the city center, museums, a hospital and two care homes.
Bomb disposal is a common occurrence in Cologne, which was one of the most heavily bombed German cities during World War II.
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We’ll be monitoring developments as German Chancellor makes his first visit to the US where he is set to meet with US President .
We’re also covering the evacuation effort in Cologne involving tens of thousands of people as authorities work to defuse World War II era bombs.
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