Part of the city of Dresde in the center of eastern Germany evacuated Thursday morning when the elimination of the bomb prepares to eliminate an operation of World War II discovered near the Carola bridge. The evacuation order affects about 10,000 people living and paintings in the historical district of the ancient city.
A bridge component, a key crossing for car traffic and trams through the Elbe River, collapsed early on the morning of September 11, 2024.
When the fixing paintings began on the bridge, the staff discovered the bomb.
This was the second time the bridge, originally built in 1895, had been partially destroyed. The German army purposely blew it up in May 1945 to halt the Soviet advance. The current bridge was built between 1967 and 1971.
World War II ammunition are discovered on the floor during structure and maintenance paintings in primary German cities. Dresde was the site of several bombing campaigns, adding the unfortunate outstanding air attacks in February 1945, which saw the allies fall 4,000 bombs, leaving the city in the center in ruins and killing 25,000 people.
It is/it (AFP, DPA)