Second World War bombs discovery in Cologne forces 20,000 people to evacuate their homes

A bomb site is guarded in Cologne (Picture: Henning Kaiser / Avalon)

The largest evacuation in Cologne’s modern history is underway after three unexploded bombs were found.

The discovery of three US bombs has forced more than 20,000 people to leave the city centre early this morning.

Authorities have enforced a kilometre wide exclusion zone in the heart of the city, closing dozens of schools and hotels and forcing elderly people to leave care homes.

Cologne will be empty...