More than 8,000 people evacuated in Germany for ra …

More than 8,000 people will be evacuated today in the German city of Gotinga, in the center of the country, to allow the deactivation of four bombs belonging to the Second World War.

As part of the operation, which is taking place in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the authorities have made housing available to residents who cannot stay with friends or family.

Railway company Deutsche Bahn has announced that Göttingen central station, located on one of the country’s main north-south axes, will be closed for part of the day, so passing trains will be diverted.

Authorities suspect that there are four unexploded bombs from World War II on a construction site near the station. Its deactivation could be postponed until tomorrow evening.

In Germany, explosive devices from the world conflict are frequently found during excavations on construction sites. Deactivation can be dangerous and has sometimes caused injury and even death.

In June 2010, three members of a demining team were killed and six people injured when a WWII device exploded in Göttingen even as attempts were made to defuse it.

In December 2020, 13,000 additional people were also evacuated Frankfurt before the discovery of a bomb British original 500 kilogram bomb on a construction site.

At the start of this year, experts deactivated plus seven bombs from WWII Mundial found at the place where the first European Tesla factory (electric cars and their components) will be built, on the outskirts of the capital Berlin

But if we talk about major operations, we have to go back to 2017, when a 1.4-ton bomb was discovered and deactivated in Frankfurt, which caused the evacuation of 65,000 people in the largest deployment of this guy since the end of the war. Europe, in 1945.