Subways As Blast Shelters
During World War II, people in London and Moscow survived bombing during the German Blitz by taking refuge in the undergrounds, e.g., the London underground. In the second half of the 20th century, metro stations in eastern Europe and the USSR were constructed to serve as blast shelters.
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