Homeless live in underground tunnels of Las Vegas

Along with hundreds of others, the secret community is living in a dark and dirty underground flood tunnels below the famous strip in Las Vegas.
Rather than working in the bars or kitchens they “credit hustle”, prowling the casinos searching the fruit machines for money or credits left by drunken gamblers.
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.But their bed and many of their belongings are on crates to keep them off the damp floor.
Despite it being hot and dry outside, their tunnel is wet from water being sent down from nearby construction work.As he gives a guided tour of home, Steven Dommermuth explains: “We use our imagination a lot.
“Our bed came from a skip outside an apartment complex. It’s mainly stuff people dump that we pick up. One man’s junk is another man’s gold.

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