About 20 thousand people are being evacuated in Cologne due to World War II bombs.

In Cologne, Germany, about 20 thousand people are being evacuated due to the discovered bombs from the Second World War. This was reported by the Bild newspaper on June 3.

"About 20 thousand people will be forced to leave their homes on Wednesday, as it is necessary to defuse three bombs from the Second World War," the material says.

Three bridges over the Rhine River will also be closed. According to the newspaper, this is one of the largest evacuations in recent years.

According to the newspaper, Cologne was one of the most affected by the bombing of places during the Second World War.

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Earlier, on April 17, a 500-pound (about 227 kg) World War II bomb was found during construction work in the Sylze district of Cologne. Then about 7.8 thousand people were evacuated for neutralization.