In Israel, there are shelters for two-thirds of the population, but in many cases these structures are simply concrete shells with openings, therefore not completely fallout-proof. Outside Europe, fallout shelters are common in China, South Korea, Singapore, India and elsewhere, but nowhere does coverage exceed 50 per cent. In Germany, the national level of coverage is a mere three per cent. In Austria, for example, coverage is 30 per cent, but most of the shelters do not have a ventilation system. The situation in other European countries does not even compare.
But with 7.2 and 3.4 million protected places respectively (representing approximately 81 per cent and 70 per cent coverage), they are still far behind. A quick international survey is enough to demonstrate that no other country can rival it. The Swiss are undoubtedly world champions in the construction of shelters. In 2006, there were 300,000 shelters in Swiss dwellings, institutions and hospitals, as well as 5,100 public shelters, providing protection for a total of 8.6 million individuals – a coverage of 114 per cent. This content was published on Sep 1, 2016What's it like to go inside what was once the biggest civilian bunker in the world? The forgotten underground world of Swiss bunkers
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