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Until recently (the 80's I believe) all residences were required to be fitted with bomb shelters. Apartment buildings were fitted with multiple shelters in the area where tenants could go in case of need. The shelters were periodically checked by government agencies to make sure they were properly equipped. Is that what you mean?
Goddess of Grammar
Um, apartments?
Mine's nice, some of my fellow expats (I'm from Canada) think theirs are too small.
Servette
New buildings do not have shelters. The old one were actually the basements built of reinforced concrete. and tunnels between buildings.
The one you are talking are the one during WWII. It supposed to be in the Alps, kind of caves.
kiwi
do you mean where we live? Most people live in appartments (about 70%) fewer live in houses.