In Normandy, the demining operation was stalled, but the shell disappeared

“A 270 millimeter shell, weighing 150 kg”.

The prefecture of Calvados had organized everything after this find, "by walkers", in January.

The mayor of Longues-sur-Mer, north of Bayeux, too.

For several days, he prepared the evacuation of a very large part of the population.

About 400 people had to take shelter yesterday, Monday, out of the 600 inhabitants of the village.

The demining operation planned on the beach after the discovery of this World War II ammunition made pschitt.

A perimeter of 1,500 meters had been determined.

Residents must have left their homes by 8 a.m. yesterday.

A scree would have covered the area

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Concretely, the school will remain closed, businesses and shops will be closed, the roads and paths closed to traffic, the houses emptied of their inhabitants...

“listed

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Problem, while the deminers were preparing for the neutralization the next morning, no trace of the shell!

It was almost alone that Sunday evening the mayor, warned at the very last moment, tried to call the inhabitants one by one, tells

.

“I don't know where the bomb is.

Under pebbles?

Left with the high tide of the weekend?

Go figure,” he sighs, explaining that he suffered “panic and reproaches” from his constituents.

"A scree covered the area where this shell is located

" said Julien Decré, chief of staff to the prefect of Calvados

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The investigations are continuing.

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• Normandy

• Demining

• Miscellaneous facts

• Second World War

• Beach

• Shell

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