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Going underground in a nuclear bunker

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What would it have been like to be live deep below a Swiss city in case of a major catastrophe? We went into the depths of a nuclear bunker, built to shelter 20,000 people.

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A British multimedia journalist who moved to Switzerland in 2010, Jo has worked in TV, radio and online. She leads a team of video journalists, picture editors, a graphic designer, data journalist and community developer, and specialises in social media. Initials: jf

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