In the biggest evacuation in post-war history, some Frankfurt residents had to wait until midnight before they could get back to their homes. Authorities had announced the evacuation last week after an unexploded British ‘blockbuster’ bomb was found on the Wismarer Strasse in the Westend district. A 1.5 kilometre zone around the bomb was evacuated, leading to almost one in ten of the city’s residents being affected. The evacuation started on Saturday, with fire crews taking the elderly and the sick away from the area. The tardiness of some residents meant that the diffusing of the bomb started two and a half hours later than planned.

Source: The Local September 04, 2017 07:52 UTC