The self-proclaimed 'Mole People' feel rejected by society and claim that they are treated like 'pieces of s***'.
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From ex-prisoners to drug addicts, many people living in the tunnels feel forgotten by society and claim that they are treated like"pieces of s***".Behind the glowing skyline of Las Vegas, thousands of people are living out the"American Dream". Day in and day out, visitors drink, party and gamble in countless casinos — but most of them are totally unaware of the parallel world running just underneath their feet.
A woman who calls herself the"Apostolic Lady" explains where to find one of the entrances to the tunnel system. She tells us she is from San Diego, but she is difficult to understand. She is absent and in her own world. Nevertheless, her directions help us find the underground world of Las Vegas. "It's hard to shake me, but the worst thing I saw down here was an artist who lived down here getting his fingers cut off by another homeless person."But life in the tunnels used to be"more beautiful", according to Angell."Today, the police are just chasing us from one place to another."
"It's a damn difficult situation — but we make the best of it," explains Tommy, who became homeless after becoming addicted to drugs and gambling. He is still doing crystal meth.It's dark everywhere, and the only light comes from flashlights — if they can even afford batteries. But what Tommy and Shay call their home can be washed away and destroyed by water at any minute. When it rains heavily outside, the underground shafts collect the water and push it out of the city.
Next to their tent is an old whirlpool:"We bathed in it today," Rusty says. Their"fridge" is an old cooler box. Sometimes they buy ice cream from the supermarket but the box doesn't really manage to keep its contents very cold.
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