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Evacuations to remove live mine Evacuations to remove live mine
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The second stage of a large operation to remove bombs - including a live mine - from a former Hampshire Royal Navy airfield is taking place. Up to 3,000 people have been asked to stay away from their homes on Tuesday, after an operation to remove bombs from a former airfield was extended.
The project involves engineers extracting 20 World War II pipe bombs from HMS Daedalus at Lee-on-the-Solent.The project involves engineers extracting 20 World War II pipe bombs from HMS Daedalus at Lee-on-the-Solent.
Up to 3,000 people have been asked to stay away from their homes and the council have warned the evacuation may continue into Tuesday. The Hampshire homes are to be evacuated every Monday over a five-week period.
It is part of a five-week exercise which started last Monday. The evacuation order has been lifted overnight, but will resume on Tuesday at 0930 BST, after the operation to remove a live mine overran.
Several roads have been closed and a 820yds (750m) exclusion zone incorporating about 900 homes has been put in place as a safety measure. Several roads had been closed and a 820yds (750m) exclusion zone incorporating about 900 homes was put in place as a safety measure.
Reception centres have been set up for residents at Lee-on-the-Solent Community Centre and Crofton Community Centre in Stubbington.Reception centres have been set up for residents at Lee-on-the-Solent Community Centre and Crofton Community Centre in Stubbington.
People who have decided to stay at home have been asked by police to sign a disclaimer to say they understand the risks. People who have decided to stay at home during the evacuations have been asked by police to sign a disclaimer to say they understand the risks.
The bombs are being removed from five sites under the former airfieldThe bombs are being removed from five sites under the former airfield
The pipe bombs are being removed from five sites under the former airfield, which lies between Southampton and Portsmouth.The pipe bombs are being removed from five sites under the former airfield, which lies between Southampton and Portsmouth.
The bombs have been buried there since 1939, when they were planted so the airfield could be destroyed in the event of a German invasion.The bombs have been buried there since 1939, when they were planted so the airfield could be destroyed in the event of a German invasion.
Ian Hoult, emergency planner for Hampshire County Council, told BBC News: "Everything went superbly last week."Ian Hoult, emergency planner for Hampshire County Council, told BBC News: "Everything went superbly last week."
He said the bombs being dug up this week include a live mine. He said the bombs being dug up this week included the live mine.
"Therefore there will have to be a 750m (820yds) exclusion zone and road closures definitely on Monday and probably on Tuesday," he added."Therefore there will have to be a 750m (820yds) exclusion zone and road closures definitely on Monday and probably on Tuesday," he added.
HMS Daedalus, which makes up 256 acres (104 hectares), is one of the largest Brownfield sites on the Solent.HMS Daedalus, which makes up 256 acres (104 hectares), is one of the largest Brownfield sites on the Solent.