Photo: DPAAround 200 people in a district in the north of Munich were ordered to leave their homes by Friday morning, after dangerous chemicals were found in a WWII munitions stockpile. Police officials told residents to leave their homes by 8am on Friday and warned them not to expect to return for an estimated ten days. The discovery of unexploded Second World War bombs during building work leads time and again to the evacuation of urban areas in Germany. Most recently, a bomb find in Düsseldorf earlier in March led to the closing down of two motorways. In Augsburg meanwhile, the biggest evacuation in post-war German history saw many people ordered from their homes on Christmas Eve last year.

Source: The Local March 17, 2017 14:03 UTC