https://fullmeasure.news/news/terrorism-security/bomb-shelter-capital
Conflict, sometimes violent conflict, has long plagued parts of the Mideast for centuries. But there's one town in the south of Israel that is hit by rocket attacks so often, it has earned a dubious nickname. We sent our Scott Thuman to what's known as the Bomb Shelter Capital of the World.
Sderot, Israel, is a small, picturesque town of around 28-thousand, full of fountains, tree-lined streets and manicured parks.
But it is hardly as peaceful as it appears. The names listed on display in the center of town, are of the recently killed, and the hundreds of windowless cement structures, adorned with scenic murals, are bomb shelters.
All 286 of them.
They are on almost every street corner, near each bus stop, school, and business, even the playgrounds double as a safe space, is the reason why Sderot is known as the bomb shelter capital of the world.
It seems almost everyone has some sort of video on their phones showing incoming rockets, accompanied by sirens and a mad dash to get to a shelter, immediately.
Scott Thuman: “So if the siren went off. If the alarm went off, you just leave everything and run?”
Orel, Pizza Café Manager: “Yes. You always have fear that something is going to explode. Even your house, or something near.”
Scott Thuman: “How often do you hear the sirens? The warnings?”
Orel, Pizza Café Manager: “Many times. Many times.” ..