The second world war bomb in the Rhine river in Koblenz, surrounded by sandbags. Photograph: Harald Tittel/APAround 45,000 people are being evacuated from the German city of Koblenz as officials prepare to defuse a massive second world war bomb discovered in the Rhine river.
City officials said the 1.8-tonne British bomb would be defused early on Sunday, requiring all residents within a 1.2-mile (2km) radius to leave their homes for the day.
Seven nursing homes, two hospitals and a prison are among the buildings being evacuated.
Train and road traffic in the area, around 80 miles north-west of Frankfurt, will also come to a halt.
The British bomb was found last week, alongside a 125kg bomb dropped there by US forces during the second world war, after the Rhine's water level fell due to lack of rain.
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