A tunnel to schoolSourced
Many residents share one high-rise in this Alaskan town
Many residents of Whittier, Alaska, live in the 14-storey Begich Towers, completed in 1957. A tunnel connects the building to the school, allowing children to reach it during bad weather. Not everyone in town lives in the towers.
The route to school can begin indoors and continue underground.
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