Doomsday Bunker

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7 leave Doomsday bunker, 28 remain

 

Seven women have left the Doomsday cult’s bunker in central Russia, and 6 more members may follow, after the roof collapsed because of water damage. It’s thought 28 people remain inside the underground bunker. The cultists began their bizarre hibernation five months ago, fearing the end of the world.

Doctors claim the seven who've emerged from the bunker in the Penza region are in good health. Rescuers are reportedly digging a tunnel to the hideout.

 

Local authorities had been warning that flood waters were gradually deteriorating the hide-out. Police and rescuers have been placed on guard outside the cave.

 

Thirty five people, including four children - went underground last November. They were planning to stay there until May, when they claimed Apocalypse would happen.

 

The cultist had threatened to set themselves alight if police or Russian Orthodox Church officials attempted to raid the bunker.

 

The leader of the Doomsday cultists Pyotr Kuznetsov has been confirmed mentally unfit and is being kept in an asylum in Penza. He claimed to have spent more than a month expanding the cave. The group is now lead by an 82-year-old woman.

 

The most recent information suggested the sect were preparing to leave their shelter on Orthodox Easter at the end of April.

 

However, mother nature seems to have interfered with their plans.

 

Doomsday Cult history

 

The group spent one and a half months digging the cave, where they planned to wait for the end of the world.

 

The founder of the doomsday sect, Pyotr Kuznetsov, oversaw the preparations and made sure the cult members had enough food to last them for a while.

 

In early November 2007, 35 people, including four children, made their way down, barricading the entrance to the bunker.

 

Kuznetsov himself did not go down, saying he had another mission to complete on earth.

 

For several months, the only sign of life underground was the steam coming out of ventilation pipes.

 

With a bit of effort, one could also hear snippets of conversation.

 

Police established a 24-hour patrol of the area, which was sealed off.

 

Intense negotiations which involved local authorities, orthodox priests, and relatives of those underground, proved fruitless.

 

The sect members threatened to set themselves on fire if force was used to get them out.

 

Finally, authorities decided to suspend their efforts. Yet, as the "World’s End" approached, locals noticed there was no more steam coming out of the hillside.

 

Russia Today