• News
    • Tech News
    • AI
  • Gadgets
    • Apple
    • iPhone
  • Gaming
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
  • Science
    • News
    • Space
  • Streaming
    • Netflix
  • Vehicles
    • Car News
  • Social Media
    • WhatsApp
    • YouTube
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
TikTok
Snapchat
WhatsApp
Submit Your Content
Inside the underground tunnels of Las Vegas where thousands of people live in 'savage' conditions

Home> Social Media> YouTube

Published 12:21 9 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Inside the underground tunnels of Las Vegas where thousands of people live in 'savage' conditions

Known as the "mole people", there are thousands living in underground tunnels below Las Vegas

Rikki Loftus

Rikki Loftus

These underground tunnels of Las Vegas house thousands of homeless people who live in “savage” conditions.

A YouTuber visited one of the infamous tunnels to uncover the truth behind the underground world located just a stone’s throw from the famous Las Vegas strip.

Dubbed the “mole people”, these people have found refuge in flood tunnels and YouTuber Brandon Buckingham met with some of them to find out more.

On his channel, @BrandonBuckingham, he interviewed some of the people who are living underground in “savage” conditions.

Advert

In the video, one person revealed: “Five people died here last year”, while another said: “There are still people down here, we’re not monsters”.

There are thought to be around 2,000 people in the tunnels and, speaking to Buckingham, one woman shared that it was “savage” living there.

The YouTuber interviewed people living in the tunnels (YouTube/@BrandonBuckingham)
The YouTuber interviewed people living in the tunnels (YouTube/@BrandonBuckingham)

She went on to add: “They’re the third or fourth most dangerous tunnels in the world, partly because of the people but mostly because of the water.”

Advert

When asked what happens when it rains, she laughed and revealed, “People die”.

Speaking to the camera, Buckingham explained: “She's not making this up, every resident we spoke to warned us of the floods and one quick search on the topic makes it easy to see why.

The living conditions in the tunnels are "savage" (YouTube/@BrandonBuckingham)
The living conditions in the tunnels are "savage" (YouTube/@BrandonBuckingham)

“A violent river of water rips through these tunnels taking everything in its path with it, get

Advert

caught up in this and you'll most likely not live to tell the tale.”

One interview was with a man known as Jay, who said: “If you want something to change, sometimes you have to be involved in that, it's not gonna just be a golden platter to show up.

“I never picked up trash before, I pick up trash all the time now because I never realized how much of a problem it is.”

He went on to add: “You know everybody, they say, is like two paychecks away from being homeless, I've met some incredible people down here.

Advert

Around 2,000 people are living underground beneath Las Vegas (YouTube/@BrandonBuckingham)
Around 2,000 people are living underground beneath Las Vegas (YouTube/@BrandonBuckingham)

“The thing is like I said, never judge a book by its cover, you don't know who somebody is and I'm not saying all the homeless people are good or bad but it's easy to judge people or you think you know everything but you don't.

“Every day is like survival, you still have to find food, you're banned from everywhere, everybody hates you, I mean I hate being hated for what other people do, not all homeless people are bad.”

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/@BrandonBuckingham
News
Social Media
Youtube

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

3 days ago
  • 3 days ago

    Person with photographic memory who can replay entire hours of 'footage' describes astonishing first memory

    They recently described their immaculate memory in a Reddit Q&A

    Social Media
  • 3 days ago

    Mexican officials call out MrBeast for faking parts of his latest video inside Maya Temples in savage statement

    MrBeast's new video sees him spending 100 hours inside a Maya temple

    Social Media
  • 3 days ago

    YouTube slammed for new 'useless changes' that only appear in iPhone app

    You're confused by what the UI team is up to

    Social Media
  • 3 days ago

    TikTok influencer Valeria Márquez shot and killed during livestream

    The influencer and beauty salon owner was killed by two unknown gunmen

    Social Media
  • Mexican officials call out MrBeast for faking parts of his latest video inside Maya Temples in savage statement
  • Inside the exclusive restaurant in the middle of the ocean where one meal costs $1,634
  • YouTuber goes inside Flat Earth Convention where people believe 'NASA is the creation of the devil'
  • Inside the Australian town where 1,500 people live entirely underground to avoid extreme temperatures of over 100 degrees