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KVVU-5 Las Vegas:

The effort to clear Las Vegas storm drains - and help people living in them
Las Vegas Valley officials are preparing for the remnants of Hurricane Hilary
to hit Las Vegas by clearing detention basins and storm drains. However, they
face an obstacle – people who live in storm drains underground.
“Once the rain event starts, then we will come back and we will look for
individuals that are escaping that need services and we will transport them to
those services,” Lacey continued.
Anyone left down in the tunnels deals not only with water, but also the
belongings of their fellow underground residents.
“The water is not what gets you,” Lacey explained. “It’s all the debris that
comes flying down the tunnels. That knocks you down and then you drown.”