On March 22, a construction crew in Germany found an unexploded bomb in Essen, Germany, decades after it had been dropped during World War II. The area was evacuated, including part of a nearby hospital and a home for seniors. Late that night explosive ordnance disposal crews defused the bomb.
The old weapon is a reminder, as war continues a 1,000 miles east of Essen in Ukraine, that unexploded weapons are a multigenerational burden. When wars end, and even as they continue, the painstaking work of clearing lethal detritus must be done to prevent future deaths.
#Ukraine is one of the most mine-contaminated countries in the world.
Even before the ongoing military offensive, over 1.8 million people were already living surrounded by mines for eight years. #MineAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/kPna1baE5y— OCHA Ukraine (@OCHA_Ukraine) April 4, 2022
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Source: The Center for Public Integrity/OCHA Ukraine – Twitter