This is a story of hope and sadness, but an important one nonetheless for the Bosnian and Herzegovinian people. This tunnel was created under a family home and stretched 800m underneath the UN occupied airport to Bosnian occupied territory. It was, for almost 3 years, the only way the city (which was held hostage by the Serbian forces from 1992-1995) could be supplied with, fresh fruit and veggies, minimal electricity, ammunition and weapons and transfer heavily wounded people out to hospitals with better supplies. It was often filled with water, sometimes chest high, while transferring electricity and food, meaning that when bent over (its also quite low) there was just one inch of breathing room for people walking through. Traffic flowed in just one direction it was so narrow, and a one way trip of 800m would take between 45 & 75min.
It helped people make up to 4000 trips per day to collect supplies and over the war period was used 1.5 million times.. Its truly a remarkable story and one worth sharing with people around the world.
Hopefully, from your Facebook page Christian and Rhys, more people will learn about the amazing spirit and love that the Sarajevo people showed in times of complete destruction and terror.
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Sorry its a little depressing... Do visit Sarajevo though if you have a chance... The people are just incredible, and have great senses of humor!
It helped people make up to 4000 trips per day to collect supplies and over the war period was used 1.5 million times.. Its truly a remarkable story and one worth sharing with people around the world.
Hopefully, from your Facebook page Christian and Rhys, more people will learn about the amazing spirit and love that the Sarajevo people showed in times of complete destruction and terror.
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Sorry its a little depressing... Do visit Sarajevo though if you have a chance... The people are just incredible, and have great senses of humor!
Wow! That's fascinating. Thanks for sharing :)
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