Friday, September 2, 2011

The Buried Bomb

WWII bomb found in Venezia, LivornoThe bomb won't go away easily: they will have to defuse it on site, near to apartment buildings and to a major bridge.WWII bomb found in Venezia, LivornoIt has been covered by a huge pile of sand and a five-meter tall blast containment wall is under construction around the site.WWII bomb found in Venezia, LivornoSix thousand people will be evacuated before the actual defusing, for an approximate radius of 400-500 meters.
Of all days, on the next September 11...

Search labels: new canal
External links: How did the bomb get here? (Video) - Evacuation Zone (Il Tirreno)
See also: Bombs on the Cover - An Useless Dig - Canale dei Navicelli - Viale Caprera - Micropoles - New Venice - A New Canal - Crash - The Dig - Building the Canal - Venice's Canal - The Old “Cantina” - Along the New Canal - Under Construction - The Bomb - The Wall - Modulblock

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20 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    oh ! wishing you all the very best and a safe result.

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  2. Lois EvensenSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    I hope it all goes well! What a horrible date for this, though. :(

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  3. JackSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    What a mess! I sure hope everything goes well.

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  4. RandySeptember 2, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    I hope no one gets hurt. Keep us posted.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:46 AM

    Wow they must have been mega destructive bombs during the actual war! What timing, hopefully all will go well, the are definitely taking all the precautions and will be prepared for the worst.

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  6. Luis GomezSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Hopefully everything will go well! How is Berlin?

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  7. cieldequimperSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Ah well, they are taking no chances... ;-)

    Yes, how is Berlin?

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  8. VPSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    @ Luis, ciel - Cold and cloudy, at the moment...

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  9. DinaSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    This is all almost unbelievable.

    The video of the bombing is so awful.

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  10. Traveling HawkSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    I am sure all the suitable measures will be taken and nobody will be hurt. It is a remember that the fight for peace is not obsolete yet.

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  11. brattcatSeptember 2, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    aye yie yie.

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  12. KaoriSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Are you in Berlin to get away from this bomb? If so, best idea ever :-)

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  13. jooSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Hope all will be fine!

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  14. UnknownSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    What a story, VP! I've mentioned the finding to friends, now I have to update this whole thing.

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  15. La sonrisa de HiperionSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Estupendas las fotos que nos has dejado.


    Saludos y buen fin de semana.

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  16. HalcyonSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Must be quite interesting.
    Say Hallo to Berlin for me. Hope to get there in October! :)

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  17. Small City ScenesSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Still working on the bomb, I see. Wow I hope it just fizzles out and all is ok.

    I forgot all about theme day---where is my brain lately?????

    I love the 'Coral Girls'. How neat to see the same buildings.

    MB

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  18. Rona BaliSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    I hope all is fine, and back to normal

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  19. LoisSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    Unbelievable! They could have picked a better date. I hope all goes well.

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  20. AriannaSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Speriamo bene...per tutti! Buon we, Arianna

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