Unexploded bombs in Osnabrück: Fire brigade and police set up barriers | NDR.de – News – Lower Saxony

According to the police, those affected had until 9 a.m. to do this. Emergency services are now checking whether all residents are safe. An emergency team set up external barriers to completely cordon off the area. The area around the branch canal in the Hafen district is affected. There are around 650 houses there. In its live ticker, the city of Osnabrück appealed to people to leave the area on time and not to defy the evacuation order under any circumstances.

City switches on citizen telephone and transport hotline

According to the city, an evacuation center will be set up in the Piesberger Gesellschaftshaus. It will be available as a lounge area from 8 a.m. until the evacuation order is lifted. Anyone who has questions can since 6 a.m to the city’s citizen hotline Telephone number (0541) 3 23 44 90 turn around. Since 7:30 a.m is under the Telephone number (0541) 3 23 44 55 A hotline has been set up for people who need medical transport.

Bomb is to be recovered from the water

The British five hundredweight bomb was found during exploratory work and, according to the city, is located in the area between Römereschstrasse and Brückenstrasse near the Haste lock. The goal is to retrieve the bomb from the water and then defuse it. If that doesn’t work, it may have to be blown up underwater, according to the information. It was said that it was not possible to estimate how long the defusing would take.

Traffic will be partially rerouted

Bramscher Straße and Hansastraße as well as Pagenstecherstraße remain accessible. On Pagenstecherstrasse, at the height of Breite Güntke street, traffic heading out of town must move onto Natruper Strasse. Inwards the city, traffic at Eversburger Platz will also be redirected onto Natruper Straße. Römereschstrasse and Brückenstrasse are not accessible during the measure. Bus traffic is also affected: According to the city, all buses, including school buses, run the normal route until around 12 p.m. However, it is no longer possible to get out in the evacuation area. There will be diversions during the defusing, as the city further announced:

• Buses of the Line 18/581/582 depart from the Große Siebenbürgen stop via Lechtinger Straße, Pyer Straße, Osnabrücker Straße, Oldenburger Landstraße and Bramscher Straße. The Industriemuseum, Süberweg, Fürstenauer Weg and Netter Heide stops are not served.
• The buses of the Line 10/20 end and begin at the beginning of the closure at St. Mark’s Church. The Kiefernweg, Elbestraße, Winkelhausenstraße, Bramstraße, St. Angela, Sassnitzer Straße, Haster Weg, Dinklager Weg, Dammer Ho, Widerhall and Sonnenhügel school center stops are not served.
• On the Line 152 The midday trips from Dornierstrasse towards Neumarkt are cancelled. Here the timetable will resume after the end of the evacuation.

Long-distance traffic also affected due to bomb defusal

Train traffic is also affected. For example, Deutsche Bahn writes on its homepage that there will be disruptions to long-distance traffic from 12 p.m. All IC trains on the section between Osnabrück and Rheine are affected. Passengers should find out about their connections before traveling.