World War II bomb discovered in Gensingen - large -scale evacuation arranged!

World War II bomb discovered in Gensingen - large -scale evacuation arranged!

On May 7, 2025, a 500 kilogram world war bomb was discovered in Gensingen, in the Mainz-Bingen district. This was found during dike construction work on the nearby bridge, which made the responsible authorities on alert. The case was confirmed by a police spokesman in Mainz, and the ordnance clearing service is already on site to assess the situation.

As a result of the dangerous find, the district of Mainz-Bingen has ordered a large-scale evacuation. This begins on Thursday morning at 7 a.m. and affects all residents within a radius of 1,000 meters around the site. Facilities such as schools, kindergartens and supermarkets will remain closed on this day so as not to endanger the evacuation measures.

evacuation measures and closures

The evacuation is coordinated by the fire brigade and the police. Road users should avoid the area extensively, since the country road L242 is blocked in both directions between the intersection to the L400 and the nearby bridge. The exact press release of the district, which will be published on Wednesday evening, is intended to include detailed information about the evacuation area, contact points for those affected and the timing of the measures.

The population is already advised to pursue the information from the district and to follow the instructions of the emergency services. The situation has similarities to previous evacuation measures in other cities, such as recently in Kiel, where more than 11,500 people had to be evacuated due to a 250 -kilogram flying bomb. This evacuation went without any significant problems because nursing homes were also affected.

It remains to be seen how the defusing of the bomb in Gensingen will be. The ordnance clearing service will do everything possible to eliminate the danger as quickly and safely in order to have the residents return to their apartments.