Under Vegas, Tunnel People!

Deep beneath Vegas’s glittering lights lies a 200 mile labyrinth (flood tunnels) inhabited by poisonous spiders and over 1,000 people!

One couple have furnished their home with considerable care - their 400sq ft 'bungalow' boasts a double bed, a wardrobe and even a bookshelf. They have been there for five years, fashioning a shower out of a water cooler, hanging paintings on the walls and collating a library from abandoned books. Their possessions, however, are carefully placed in plastic crates to stop them getting soaked by the noxious water pooling on the floor.

Many of the people living in the tunnels have lost their homes and jobs due to drug addictions, divorces, and even people who moved their to find a job.

One reporter said, ‘These are normal people of all ages who’ve lost their way, generally after a traumatic event, many are war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress. It’s not known how many children are living there, as they’re kept out of sight, but I’ve seen evidence of them – toys and teddy bears.’

The reporter, O’Brien, has published a book on the tunnel people called Beneath The Neon.