Bomb search in Göttingen: Residents have to vacate houses!

Bomb search in Göttingen: Residents have to vacate houses!

Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland - in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, the authorities today go to the cloaks to the blind passers from the Second World War. Active examinations start at six suspicious areas, whereby private gardens are not left out. Bores that are supposed to go up to eight meters deep could lead to a bomb right next to a residential building. With these measures, it does not fail to leave residents within a radius of 50 meters from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., since the city has issued a general decision. If you don't stick to it, you have to expect fines of up to 5,000 euros, reports hna

In some cases, these explosions lead to considerable damage, such as at a parish in Göttingen, where costs are expected in the six -digit range for renovation work. Nevertheless, the dangers from unexploded goers should not be underestimated for the population.

A look beyond the city limits

In Germany in general, around 5,000 bombs from the Second World War are discovered every year, with North Rhine-Westphalia particularly affected. The reasons lie in the intensive air raids on industry in the Ruhr area. Several bombs were recently found in Cologne, some of which required a defusing measure. The ordnance disposal service uses innovative techniques and historical aerial photographs to identify potential diliggers, so the information from Süddeutsche .

The incidents in Göttingen are a clear sign that the remnants of the war also present us with challenges decades later. It is to be hoped that the current measures will be successful and the safety of the population will remain guaranteed.