More than 50,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in the German city of Hanover ahead of a a large-scale operation to defuse unexploded bombs dating back to World War II, according to officials.
A total of 13 unexploded ordnances from the 1940s, found at a construction site, are expected to be removed from the northwestern city on Sunday. Defusing operations will start in the morning, but they can last well into the night.
The evacuation, the second-biggest since 1945, involves three heavily-populated areas of Hanover, which account for 10 percent of the city's entire population.
Early evacuations started on Friday and Saturday as residents of senior care facilities were relocated to other parts of the city.
City authorities have announced restrictions on movement for security purposes.
Trains, for example, will not stop at Hanover's main station, prompting users to engage into online dialogues with representatives of local rail services in order to plan their day.
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