https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The disposal of the 500-kilogramme bomb from the Second World War was scheduled to take place overnight and in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday but has since been delayed. https://www.thelocal.de/20180523/evacuation-delayed-in-dresden-after-wwii-bomb-found-in-city-centre Wed, 23 May 2018 11:25:16 +0200 evacuation-delayed-in-dresden-after-wwii-bomb-found-in-city-centre Thousands of people around Berlin's central railway station were evacuated on Friday to allow disposal experts to defuse an unexploded World War II explosive unearthed on a building site. https://www.thelocal.de/20180420/police-give-all-clear-after-wwii-bomb-defused-at-berlin-main-station Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:52:08 +0200 police-give-all-clear-after-wwii-bomb-defused-at-berlin-main-station Construction workers at a building site north of Berlin Hauptbahnhof have discovered a bomb from the Second World War. As the explosive is set to be defused on Friday, evacuations must take place and transport is likely to be affected. https://www.thelocal.de/20180418/berlin-threatened-with-travel-chaos-after-bomb-found-at-central-station Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:08:03 +0200 berlin-threatened-with-travel-chaos-after-bomb-found-at-central-station From the evacuation of homes to the disruption of public transport, residents in Berlin will likely be affected on Friday as a bomb from the Second World War near the main station is set to be defused. But more than 70 years after the end of the war, finding such bombs is actually quite common. https://www.thelocal.de/20180418/what-you-need-to-know-about-wwii-bomb-disposals-in-germany-berlin Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:25:28 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-wwii-bomb-disposals-in-germany-berlin Police have described a Second World War bomb found in Frankfurt on Wednesday as posing an “acute danger.” The bomb will be defused on Thursday, leading to disruption to the transport network. https://www.thelocal.de/20180222/bomb-find-set-to-bring-disruption-to-frankfurt-suburban-rail-system Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:17:07 +0100 bomb-find-set-to-bring-disruption-to-frankfurt-suburban-rail-system About 10,000 people in Berlin were forced to leave their homes on Monday as bomb disposal units prepared to defuse an unexploded World War II bomb. https://www.thelocal.de/20171002/wwii-bomb-forces-evacuation-of-10000-in-berlin Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:32:51 +0200 wwii-bomb-forces-evacuation-of-10000-in-berlin Over 60,000 residents of Frankfurt were finally allowed to return to their homes late on Sunday evening after the defusing of a giant Second World War bomb took longer than expected. https://www.thelocal.de/20170904/complications-during-bomb-disposal-cause-delay-in-massive-frankfurt-evacuation Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:57:17 +0200 complications-during-bomb-disposal-cause-delay-in-massive-frankfurt-evacuation At least 60,000 people will be forced from their homes in central Frankfurt on Sunday, as Germany begins an operation to defuse a huge unexploded World War II bomb dubbed "blockbuster". https://www.thelocal.de/20170903/blockbuster-wwii-bomb-to-force-evacuation-of-60000-in-frankfurt Sun, 03 Sep 2017 10:31:37 +0200 blockbuster-wwii-bomb-to-force-evacuation-of-60000-in-frankfurt Some 70,000 people will have to leave their homes in Frankfurt on Sunday, after an unexploded bomb from the Second World War was found in the city. It is set to be the biggest ever evacuation due to a bomb disposal. https://www.thelocal.de/20170830/largest-ever-evacuation-set-to-take-place-in-frankfurt-after-wwii-bomb-found Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:08:55 +0200 largest-ever-evacuation-set-to-take-place-in-frankfurt-after-wwii-bomb-found