Community Of Over 1,000 Homeless
People Live In Tunnels
Under Las Vegas
G'day folks,
Deep beneath Las Vegas’ famous strip of glittering lights
lies a sinister labyrinth of underground flood tunnels.
The 200+ miles of flood
tunnels are home to a secret community of over 1,000 homeless people who
eke out a living in the strip’s dark underbelly. They’ve turned this way of
living into their way of life, and they don’t feel like it’s necessary to
change, when they aren’t necessarily hurting anyone by living underneath the
Las Vegas Strip. Check out these photos of the interior of the Las Vegas
tunnels.
Despite the risks from
disease, highly venomous spiders, and flooding washing them away, many of the
tunnel people have put together elaborate camps with furniture, ornaments, and
shelves filled with belongings.
Some residents like Steven and his girlfriend Kathryn, have furnished their home with considerable care. Their 400sq ft ‘house’ boasts a double bed, a wardrobe, and even a bookshelf.
Tunnel residents have created
wardrobes for their clothes and salvaged furniture to make the subterranean
world more homely.
Most of the people who are living here are ones who have lost their job, war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress, drug addicts, and even criminals.
They earn their money off the wildly excessive city above by begging and “dumpster diving”, raiding bins and skips. Some still have decent jobs in hotels and such.
It’s hard to believe something like this exists in one of
the biggest cities in the world. Who would have thought that there are people
actually living in these Las Vegas tunnels. It’s sad that we live in a world
where this goes unnoticed. The homeless population is growing each year and
it’s up to us to come up with a permanent solution so that they are not forced
to sleep in the underground tunnels of our cities.
Clancy's comment: How did we get to this point? Disgraceful!
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