06/04/2025 Buildings across the center of the western city of Cologne were evacuated after the discovery of three World War II bombs. Some 20,000 people had been under evacuation orders.

BERLIN — Some 20,500 people were evacuated on Wednesday from the city of Cologne, in western Germany, as explosives experts prepared to defuse three unexploded World War II bombs found during ...

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The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

The cordoned-off area includes Cologne’s old town, the city’s famous cathedral, 58 hotels, a hospital and dozens of businesses. Two shelters have also been set up to help affected residents.

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The evacuation in the Old Town and Deutz neighbourhoods began with officials going door to door to tell people they must leave their homes. Many of the city's usually bustling streets were eerily ...