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The Guardian - UK
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FOUND: Major evacuation in cologne after second world war bombs discovered | Mind Blowing Facts

View of the Rhine in Cologne
Three bridges over the Rhine have been shut as part of measures to allow for the unexploded bombs to be defused. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images

The biggest evacuation in Cologne since the second world war is under way after the discovery of three unexploded bombs dropped by allied forces 80 years ago.

About 20,000 people are having to leave their homes and businesses, while hotels, a care home for elderly people and a hospital are being evacuated. Three bridges over the Rhine have been closed and rail traffic has been halted or diverted.

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