Bombing in Bitburg: 300-meter radius is evacuated!

Bombing in Bitburg: 300-meter radius is evacuated!

This day, March 13, 2025, two significant events are in the house in Germany: the bombing in Bitburg and the evacuation in the Merheim district of Cologne. These events require extensive preparations and the security of the residents concerned has a top priority.

In Bitburg, an American 250 kg bomb is to be defused at 2 p.m., which was discovered on a construction site in the Sonnenhof/Luchensang area. For the safety of the population, a 300-meter radius is evacuated around the site. Residents of the Sonnenhof settlements and parts of the Leuchensang residential area are asked to leave the area until 12 noon. Emergency accommodations are provided in the gymnasium of the North Elementary School to offer the evacuated safe accommodation.

evacuation in Cologne

At the same time, the defusing of a bomb flabor from World War II, which is planned for Friday morning, the defusing of a bomb flabor from World War II in Cologne. Here, the city of Cologne informed about the evacuation of 5400 households and the hospital in Merheim, the LVR clinic and the Rehanova Clinic. Patients from these facilities were moved to other hospitals to ensure their security during the measure.

The residents in the area were informed on Thursday that they can stay in the auditorium of the Holweide comprehensive school if necessary. However, pets are not allowed on the school premises. The exact implementation of the controlled explosion required precisely preparations, in which, among other things, unloading sand by heavy truck to dampen the explosive effect.

further developments in the region

parallel to the defusing there are numerous other developments in the region. Unknown liquids were spotted on the Rhine, which may contain mineral oil. The assumption is that they reached the river at Worms. In order to prevent further spread of the liquid, the authorities have set up oil barriers. The risk potential of this substance is currently still unclear.

Furthermore, a flu wave in Rhineland-Palatinate, which has led to the highest sick leave in Germany. Almost 400 out of 100,000 barmer insured were affected in February. This combined with the upcoming warning strikes in the public service, to which the ver.di union also calls in Neuwied, will certainly be a considerable challenge for the region.

The combination of these events once again shows how important the preparations and actions of the authorities are to ensure the safety and health of the citizens. In such measures, volunteers are often indispensable to transmit instructions, support evacuations and provide emergency accommodation. As the organizations of the German Red Cross already show, regular training courses are crucial for such operations in order to be prepared for emergency situations. daily news Rundschau IDEPTA