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European wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from past wars

Posted on by bigboss
22
ago

The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II that threaten crews responding to the flames. Some of the weapons have exploded in the intense heat. Blasts have been reported in France, Belgium, Germany and the […]

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World War II explosives emerge and detonate in wildfire-ravaged village in France: “Sound of war”

Posted on by bigboss
04
ago

A huge forest fire near Bordeaux in southwestern France has revealed World War II shells in the village of Le Porge, where all residents returned to their homes on Monday after days of demining operations. Around 400 shells and pieces of ammunition have been recovered in the area where over 180 homes were destroyed by […]

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