Exceptional operation this Sunday in Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais. Nearly 25,000 people were confined to their homes, the time of the neutralization of a 250 kg American bomb from the Second World War.
The group of Cherbourg divers removes the gear brought to the dock by a fisherman at the end of last week. Stored in a secret place on the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, the ammunition must be neutralized Sunday afternoon during an operation "heavy and not at all ordinary", in the words of the prefect of Pas-de-Calais , Fabien Sudry.
Between 350 and 400 soldiers, police, gendarmes and firefighters mobilized
For businesses, it's a dead day. The inhabitants are forbidden to leave their homes. And shuttles carrying a few inhabitants are set up to evacuate the area.
Between 350 and 400 military, police, gendarmes, and firefighters are mobilized for this intervention which will limit road, maritime, air and rail traffic during the duration of the intervention, scheduled until 6:45 pm.