Drama in Cham: Air bomb discovered - mothers in need make decision!

Evakuierung in Cham: Mütter entbinden nach der Entschärfung einer Fliegerbombe. 2500 Menschen mussten ihre Wohnungen verlassen.
Evacuation in Cham: Deave mothers after defusing a flying bomb. 2500 people had to leave their apartments. (Symbolbild/MW)

Drama in Cham: Air bomb discovered - mothers in need make decision!

in Cham, a city in the Upper Palatinate, there was a dramatic incident on Wednesday evening, which not only turned the life of pregnant women, but also that of the entire population. During construction work, a 250-kilogram flying bomb from the Second World War was discovered, which led to an immediate evacuation of the hospital, in which two expectant mothers were in contractions. As the Süddeutsche Zeitung , Christina Schönberger and Manuela Müller, both of whom were in operation on Wednesday WhatsApp message informed about the Situation and called to the delivery room.

The evacuation concerned around 2500 people within a radius of 700 meters for the bomb find. Residents of the St. Michael retirement home and patients of the Cham hospital quickly had to leave their accommodations. The mothers had the choice to move to a hospital in Regensburg or to Roding. Despite the oppressive situation, they opted for Roding so that they could stay near their midwife and familiar doctors. Fortunately, the transport, which was organized for Schönberger at 9:15 p.m. and at 11 p.m.

The challenges of evacuation

"I felt surprised," Schönberger described her feelings during labor. Müller was also visibly overwhelmed in view of the events. Both women had to act quickly when the bombing was due - a project that also required the installation of a wall of eleven containers and 150 water -filled tanks to minimize the danger. Finally, the bomb was mitigated at around 5:30 a.m., as the br.de

The defusing took place in the immediate vicinity of the corner of Joseph-Heilingbrunner-Straße and Sonnenstraße and required enormous safety precautions because the long-term igniter of the bomb may have been activated. In the course of this operation, around 600 emergency services were used, including the police, fire brigade and THW, to ensure the evacuation. The district administrator Löffler had triggered disaster alarm to request additional help.

happy turn for families

Fortunately, the newly baked mothers were able to return to the Cham hospital the same morning after the successfully carried out bombing. Fortunately, everything went out well, the interactions between everyday challenges and the dangers from the past became clear. According to estimates, there are still 100,000 to 300,000 tons of flar-end from the Second World War in Germany, which leads to about 5,000 rooms annually, such as the explained.

The dangerous remnants from war times represent a permanent threat and should always be treated with the greatest attention. The events of Cham are an impressive example of how quickly everyday life can become an emergency and how important the cooperation between emergency services, authorities and the population is. Despite the challenges, Christina and Manuela look forward to the new adventures as a new mothers and the return to their usual everyday life.

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