- Another blind man found in Cologne - evacuation
In Cologne, just a day after an evacuation due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb, another bomb defusal is scheduled - this time affecting a well-known hospital. According to city officials, a British 500kg bomb from World War II was found during construction work on Tuesday evening in the Lindenthal district. It is set to be defused on Wednesday.
"Before that, the hazardous area must be cordoned off and evacuated," the city announced. The St. Elisabeth Hospital Hohenlind, one of the city's most renowned clinics, is also affected by the evacuation.
Just the day before, an unexploded bomb was defused in the Rodenkirchen district, with around 6,000 people having to leave the danger zone, including residents of nursing homes and patients from two day clinics.
Unexploded bomb discoveries are not uncommon in Cologne and are often met with relative calm by residents. Many remnants of World War II still lie beneath the earth's surface. Around half of the air raids against Nazi Germany were concentrated in today's North Rhine-Westphalia, due to the then-dominant industrial significance of the Ruhr area, as well as the geographical proximity of West German cities to England.
The scheduled bomb defusal at the hospital is causing significant effects on the city, as the St. Elisabeth Hospital Hohenlind needs to be evacuated.
Unfortunately, the effects of War continue to impact Cologne, with yet another unexploded bomb discovery affecting a well-known hospital and mandatory evacuations.
