50,000 evacuated in Germany to defuse World War II bombs

50,000 evacuated in Germany to defuse World War II bombs

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from a city in Germany as crews began the second largest bomb diffusing in the country since World War II. More than 50,000 people in the city of Hanover were ordered to evacuate their homes beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, so local officials could begin removing up to 13 unexploded World War II bombs from the area. The evacuation affected about 10 percent of the cities population and included seven care and elderly homes, a clinic and a Continental tire plant. It is the second largest bomb removal operation in Germany since Christmas Day last year in Augsburg when 54,000 people were evacuated after a 3.8 ton bomb was discovered in the area.