Vinh Moc tunnels

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Part of the tunnel complex.

The Vinh Moc tunnel complex was built to shelter the people of Son Trung and Son Ha communes in Vinh Linh county of Quang Tri Province and located deep in the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. It was constructed in several stages beginning in 1966 and used until 1971. The complex grew to include wells, kitchens, rooms for each family and spaces for healthcare.

The tunnels were a success and no villagers lost their lives. The only direct hit was from a bomb that failed to explode, the resulting hole was utilized as a ventilation shaft.

[edit] Geography

The tunnels lie on the South China Sea north of the Ben Hai River.

The reason they were able to build these tunnels was because the earth was a dense clay they you can broke way with your fingers but once the oxygen hits the clay it dries and hardens and that's why they were able to have so many tunnels. There were 3 levels of tunnels under the village. Also about 17 children were born in these tunnels. there were about 60 families who lived and worked on the tunnels.