54,000 Germans must evacuate while experts defuse WWII bomb

The secured bomb site at Jakoberwall Occupation fire brigade city Augsburg via Stadt Augsburg The evacuation zone in AugsburgCourtesy Stadt Augsburg (augsburg.de)
More than 54,000 people in the southern German city of Augsburg must leave their homes Christmas morning while authorities defuse a giant 1.8-ton aerial bomb from World War II.
The bomb was discovered on Dec. 20 during construction on Jakoberwallstrasse, according to the city’s website.
“With a total weight of 1.8 ton