1,000Ib WWII Bomb Found In South London

An army bomb disposal expert works on the unexploded World War 2 bomb near the Shard in Bermondsey, London

Daily Mail: Still lethal after 70 years: Blitz spirit returns as police evacuate thousands in 200-yard radius after giant 1,000Ib WWII bomb is found on a south London building site

* Unexploded Second World War bomb discovered in Southwark, London
* Device found under construction site and 1,200 residents were evacuated
* Families were forced from home and 80 people rehomed by local council
* Three schools and shops have been closed and roads are also blocked off
* Leaflet given to residents said 'remaining at home is placing life at risk'
* Builders found bomb under old site of Southwark Irish Pensioners centre
* Ward councillor Lucas Green tweeted: 'Seems our OAPs are hard as nails'
* He said 'evacuees of 2015' showed Blitz spirit with a phone charger swap
* Bermondsey, south east London, bore brunt of bombing during the Blitz

Thousands of people were forced to flee from their homes after a 5ft-long unexploded Second World War bomb was discovered under a former pensioners centre in London.

Evacuated residents in Southwark, south east London, showed 'Blitz spirit' today as they remain stranded in a leisure centre for hot food and drinks after being made homeless overnight.

A major operation is under way to remove the 1,000lb device, which was discovered by builders under the old site of the Southwark Irish Pensioners centre yesterday morning.

WNU Editor: These ordinances are incredibly dangerous. Years ago when I was visiting family in Kiev one of these bombs were discovered a few blocks away .... it makes you realize that even though the war is over .... people can still die decades later.