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 Some 8,000 residents of the city of Göttingen have been able to return home after a bomb disposal unit defused four WWII bombs discovered during building work. https://www.thelocal.de/20210131/disposal-of-four-wwii-bombs-in-gttingen-soothes-memories-of-2010-tragedy Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:33:24 +0100 disposal-of-four-wwii-bombs-in-gttingen-soothes-memories-of-2010-tragedy Nearly 13,000 residents were evacuated in Frankfurt on Sunday as experts defused an unexploded World War II bomb, local emergency services said. https://www.thelocal.de/20201206/mass-evacuation-in-frankfurt-as-wwii-bomb-is-defused Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:11:15 +0100 mass-evacuation-in-frankfurt-as-wwii-bomb-is-defused The German government has sent a military plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan to evacuate "over 100" of its citizens from the virus-hit region, as five patients in Germany were confirmed to have coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200131/coronavirus-berlin-sends-plane-to-wuhan-to-evacuate-citizens-as-fifth-case-detected-in-germany Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:03:59 +0100 coronavirus-berlin-sends-plane-to-wuhan-to-evacuate-citizens-as-fifth-case-detected-in-germany The 100kg American-made explosive device was found during construction work in Hermsdorf, part of the Reinickendorf district in northern Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190509/hundreds-evacuated-as-world-war-ii-bomb-found-north-of-berlin Thu, 09 May 2019 19:32:41 +0200 hundreds-evacuated-as-world-war-ii-bomb-found-north-of-berlin Around 4,500 residents were forced to leave their homes during the planned explosion of a WWII bomb in Regensburg, Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20190424/bavaria-thousands-evacuated-during-wwii-bomb-detonation Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:27:04 +0200 bavaria-thousands-evacuated-during-wwii-bomb-detonation A 250kg World War II bomb has been detonated in the Main river in Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20190415/wwii-bomb-detonation-in-frankfurt-triggers-30m-high-water-fountain Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:25:47 +0200 wwii-bomb-detonation-in-frankfurt-triggers-30m-high-water-fountain About 10,000 people had to leave the centre of the northern city of Rostock on Wednesday morning because of the planned disposal of an aerial bomb from World War II. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/250-kg-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-rostock-causes-city-centre-shutdown Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:30:35 +0100 250-kg-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-rostock-causes-city-centre-shutdown Several city halls in Germany were evacuated on Tuesday over emails threatening bomb attacks, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190326/town-halls-across-germany-evacuated-after-receiving-bomb-threats Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:32:33 +0100 town-halls-across-germany-evacuated-after-receiving-bomb-threats The controlled detonation of a World War Two bomb in Lingen, Lower Saxony, has caused property damage throughout the city, and the evacuation of 9,000 people. https://www.thelocal.de/20190201/windows-shattered-9000-evacuated-lingen Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:56:18 +0100 windows-shattered-9000-evacuated-lingen A police deployment in Frankfurt airport led to the partial evacuation of a terminal building and the immediate closure of some gates earlier on Tuesday. Police later gave the all clear. https://www.thelocal.de/20180807/breaking-police-evacuate-part-of-frankfurt-airport Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:53:40 +0200 breaking-police-evacuate-part-of-frankfurt-airport A German bomb disposal team on Thursday gave the all-clear after defusing an unexploded World War II bomb that forced a mass evacuation in the city of Dresden. https://www.thelocal.de/20180524/danger-not-yet-averted-after-partial-explosion-of-wwii-bomb-in-dresden Thu, 24 May 2018 11:29:28 +0200 danger-not-yet-averted-after-partial-explosion-of-wwii-bomb-in-dresden 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 In the Berlin district of Wedding on Monday morning, police evacuated a dilapidated house where about 42 people had reportedly been living. https://www.thelocal.de/20180416/rats-and-rubbish-police-clear-out-house-of-horrors-in-berlin Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:05:26 +0200 rats-and-rubbish-police-clear-out-house-of-horrors-in-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 A blackmailer whose parcel bomb sparked the evacuation of a German Christmas market last week demanded €10 million worth of bitcoins, a news report said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171206/dhl-parcel-bomb-blackmailer-demands-millions-in-bitcoins Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:03:34 +0100 dhl-parcel-bomb-blackmailer-demands-millions-in-bitcoins 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