The US Discovered A Nearly 400 Meter Long Secret Tunnel On The Border With Mexico (Pictures)

The US discovered a secret
tunnel equipped quite fully in the border area between the State of Arizona
(USA) with Mexico and evaluated it as the most complicated tunnel in the
history of this country.
The Bureau of Homeland
Security Investigation (HSI) under the US Department of Immigration and Customs
(ICE) said the tunnel was discovered on August 4 when people in Yuma County (Arizona)
discovered a sinkhole near the US-Mexico border wall.
The tunnel stretches from a
residential area in the city of San Luis Rio Colorado (Mexico) to the city of
San Luis (Yuma county), officials said. The tip of the tunnel located on
American territory was unfinished. According to initial reviews, the
tunnel is nearly 400 meters long, nearly 1 meter wide and 1.2 meters high and
located at a depth of more than 7 meters.
Mr. Angel Ortiz - HSI
representative in Yuma County said, where the tunnel was discovered is a very
porous area, so it is not suitable for the construction of underground
works. Therefore, the discovery of this tunnel is a strange thing. However,
the completed tunnel section has a handrail system and an adequate electrical,
water and ventilation system. The ceiling and walls are also reinforced
with wooden planks. According to the image of the AP news agency, the
floor is also made of concrete.
Border patrol
representative at Yuma said this "seems to be the most complicated tunnel
in American history". The authorities are still investigating and
have not come to a final conclusion about the tunnel.
Currently, there is no
information about when the tunnel was constructed and abandoned. However,
according to experience, tunnels of similar scale can take "several
months" to complete and without the help of machines, construction may take
longer.
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