On the day of the general election, a World War II bomb is defused in Wuppertal.
Five polling stations are affected.
Wuppertal - A World War II bomb was found in Wuppertal on the night of Election Sunday (26.09.2021) *.
Accordingly, the residents of a residential area have been called on not to go to the federal election in 2021 * for the time being.
There are five polling stations within 500 meters of the bomb, said a spokeswoman for the city of Wuppertal on Sunday morning.
Eligible voters are encouraged to stay in their apartments and not make their way to the ballot box *.
The defusing of the dud from the Second World War is planned for late morning.
Once this has been done, you can go to the polling station again.
Anyone who wants to vote can do so in the polling stations until 6 p.m., said the city spokeswoman.
“There is no time constraint.” The polling stations are not closed - anyone who went to the polling station despite the appeal to stay inside could cast their vote - the electoral boards were there.
Federal election 2021: 1500 people in Wuppertal cannot vote
On Saturday evening (September 25, 2021) the bomb was found not far from the Wupper, on Sunday night the surrounding houses were evacuated within a 250-meter radius.
About 1500 people lived in this zone.
400 of them were sent to collective accommodation, the rest stayed with friends or relatives or were not at home.
As usual with bomb disposal, there was a second radius of 500 meters in which people were supposed to stay in their apartments.
The polling stations were in the second radius.
(ktho / dpa) *
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