Bomb (Air Delivered) event in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rheine area, Germany on Mon 20th February 2023

A 250-kilogram bomb from World War II was successfully defused in Rheine on Monday afternoon. Around 700 people had to leave their homes for this. The evacuation of the buildings near the bomb find began at eight o'clock on Monday morning. Emergency accommodation was set up for the residents in the adult education center and music school. According to the city, everything went as planned. More than 60 people used the emergency quarters. Bomb disposal took longer Several emergency services are standing next to the defused bomb The bomb was successfully defused by midday From 11 a.m. the 250 kilo bomb should be defused. It was on a new building plot opposite the main customs office. The defusing itself dragged on because of difficulties with the detonators. The explosive ordnance clearance service dealt with a bomb with two detonators. It took more than an hour and a half before the dud was harmless. He was lying in a pit under the foundation of a demolished house. restrictions in the hospital There were also restrictions at the nearby Mathias Hospital today, and individual areas were cleared here. Operations and consultation hours had to be postponed, and individual areas were cleared. Visitors were not allowed to enter the hospital until the area had been successfully defuse and the area cleared by the authorities. Emergency care and obstetrics were possible without restrictions.