More than 300 Cornwall homes likely to be evacuated over bomb

More than 300 households in Cornwall are likely to be evacuated on Wednesday, Cornwall Council says, according to the BBC. The planned evacuation is linked to a Second World War bomb. The available information does not state whether the device was found recently, identify its precise location or explain what operation is being prepared.

Cornwall Council is the named source for the estimate that more than 300 households are likely to be affected. The wording indicates that the evacuation remains a likelihood rather than confirming that every household has already been ordered to leave. No details are available in the supplied material about how long residents may be away, where they would go, whether roads or public services would be affected, or when authorities expect the area to be declared safe.

The report also does not provide information about the bomb’s size, condition or the method that specialists may use to deal with it. At this stage, the confirmed information is limited to the council’s warning that an evacuation of more than 300 homes is likely on Wednesday because of the wartime device.