Members of a bomb disposal team defuse a blockbuster bomb at the embankments of the Rhine river in Koblenz, Germany, 04 December 2011. The centre of the western German city of Koblenz was empty 04 December after some 45,000 people including prisoners from a jail and patients from two hospital left before the removal of three World War II bombs from a riverbed. It was the biggest evacuation because of an unexploded WWII bomb in German history. The defusing of a large British WWII blockbuster bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance took place on early afternoon 04 December. EPA/FREDRIK VON ERICHSEN
Members of a bomb disposal team defuse a blockbuster bomb at the embankments of the Rhine river in Koblenz, Germany, 04 December 2011. The centre of the western German city of Koblenz was empty 04 December after some 45,000 people including prisoners from a jail and patients from two hospital left before the removal of three World War II bombs from a riverbed. It was the biggest evacuation because of an unexploded WWII bomb in German history. The defusing of a large British WWII blockbuster bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance took place on early afternoon 04 December. EPA/FREDRIK VON ERICHSEN
An indoor sports hall city's outskirts is prepared for evacuees from the city center of Koblenz, Germany, 04 December 2011 morning. The centre of the western German city of Koblenz was empty 04 December after some 45,000 people including prisoners from a jail and patients from two hospital left before the removal of three World War II bombs from a riverbed. It was the biggest evacuation because of an unexploded WWII bomb in German history. The defusing of a large British WWII blockbuster bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance was scheduled for early afternoon on 04 December. EPA/FREDRIK VON ERICHSEN
Police officers look at the deserted Pedestrian area in Koblenz, Germany, on 04 December 2011 morning. The centre of the western German city of Koblenz was empty 04 December after some 45,000 people including prisoners from a jail and patients from two hospital left before the removal of three World War II bombs from a riverbed. It was the biggest evacuation because of an unexploded WWII bomb in German history. The defusing of a large British WWII blockbuster bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance was scheduled for early afternoon on 04 December. EPA/THOMAS FREY
Police officers look at the deserted Pedestrian area in Koblenz, Germany, on 04 December 2011 morning. The centre of the western German city of Koblenz was empty 04 December after some 45,000 people including prisoners from a jail and patients from two hospital left before the removal of three World War II bombs from a riverbed. It was the biggest evacuation because of an unexploded WWII bomb in German history. The defusing of a large British WWII blockbuster bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance was scheduled for early afternoon on 04 December. EPA/THOMAS FREY
The Pfaffendorfer Bridge crossing the Rhine river in Koblenz, Germany, is empty on 04 December morning.The centre of the western German city of Koblenz was empty 04 December after some 45,000 people including prisoners from a jail and patients from two hospital left before the removal of three World War II bombs from a riverbed. It was the biggest evacuation because of an unexploded WWII bomb in German history. The defusing of a large British WWII blockbuster bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance was scheduled for early afternoon on 04 December. EPA/THOMAS FREY
Paramedics evacuate residents of a pensioners home in Koblenz, Germany, 04 December 2011. After the discovery of a large WWII bomb in the low waters of the nearby river Rhine, all residents living within a 1.8 kilometer radius have to be evacuated for the duration of the defusing the British WWII blockbuster bomb. Two hospitals, one prison and a total of 45,000 people in Koblenz are affected by the evacuation. The defusing of the large bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance is scheduled for early afternoon on 04 December. EPA/FREDERIK VON ERICHSEN
Ambulance cars line up in front of a pensioners home as fire fighters arrive to help evacuate the home's residents in Koblenz, Germany, 04 December 2011. After the discovery of a large WWII bomb in the low waters of the nearby river Rhine, all residents living within a 1.8 kilometer radius have to be evacuated for the duration of the defusing the British WWII blockbuster bomb. Two hospitals, one prison and a total of 45,000 people in Koblenz are affected by the evacuation. The defusing of the large bomb and some smaller explosive ordnance is scheduled for early afternoon on 04 December. EPA/FREDERIK VON ERICHSEN
