The recent discovery of an unexploded 500 kilogram bomb from World War II has totally paralyzed a greater part of the 9th district of Budapest besides wrecking a great havoc disrupting the transportation network of the city. Shortly after the bomb was discovered, a huge section of Budapest's downtown core was completely shut down to traffic in addition to evacuating the zone within one kilometer. Over and above, the residents had to leave their apartments and all stores were closed down. As a result of all this, all roads were cordoned off in this area, with more than 16,000 locals evacuated from the region.
'Ferencváros' as the evacuation procedure was entitled; the operation involved the suspension of all the public transportation in the area in addition to the shutting of electricity, water and gas. The corporation suspended one of the commuter train (HÃV) lines and the crucial 4-6 tramline forming the backbone of Budapest's tramway system did not stop at all stations. This left those using the public transportation system provided by the BKV Zrt-Budapest's transit authority, left out without any luck. However, the one consoling factor was that the BKV officials notably increased the service in one of the metro lines (M3-blue), to ensure that the commuters affected by the cancellation of ground transportation and delays could still rely on the underground of the city. Most notably, those travelling by cars too were bothered down by major traffic jams, especially due to the closure of the Lágymányosi Bridge.
