Roughly 3,000 people were evacuated before the military detonated the 1,000-pound bomb.
Extreme drought brought on by record high temperatures in Europe has revealed an unexploded, WWII-era bomb nestled along the banks of Italy's River Po.
However, water levels in the River Po — which stretches east-west across northern Italy and is the country's longest river — have diminished significantly this summer, following multiple heat waves that hit many parts of Europe with record high temperatures. See moreAccording to military experts, the bomb weighed nearly 1,000 pounds . After evacuating the roughly 3,000 civilians who live in the village's vicinity, military experts cut the bomb's fuse and moved the device to a quarry about 30 miles away. There, the bomb was destroyed in a controlled detonation. There were no injuries or damages reported from the controlled explosion.
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