After the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge, demolition work continues on a dam built directly in the Elbe. Discovery of an aerial bomb on Wednesday morning during the dismantling of the embankment under the Carola Bridge. The bomb found was an English 250-kilogram bomb from the Second World War. As things stand at present, a 1, 000 metre exclusion zone is required to defuse the bomb. The evacuation area is currently being defined, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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After the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge, demolition work continues on a dam built directly in the Elbe. Discovery of an aerial bomb on Wednesday morning during the dismantling of the embankment under the Carola Bridge. The bomb found was an English 250-kilogram bomb from the Second World War. As things stand at present, a 1, 000 metre exclusion zone is required to defuse the bomb. The evacuation area is currently being defined, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Jan 08, 2025

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

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