In New York, there are urban legends that gators live in the sewer systems and some kids believe that Ninja Turtles live there as well. Whether any of it has some truth to it remains to be seen, but who knows? I’m sure something lives in the sewers. If you live in Bucharest Romania there’s something entirely different living in the city’s sewer system. Photographer Jen Tse set out to photograph the sewer people of Bucharest… Yes, you read that right – sewer people.
They are actually a group of kids that have lived in the sewers since dictator Nicolae Ceausescu‘s reign was over back in 1989. Nicolae had this idea that if he outlawed contraception, abortion, and forced women to have at least four kids, it would “boost the country’s workforce and reverse low birth and fertility rates.” This didn’t work, leaving families unable to take care of their children, leaving many to fend for themselves on the streets. Many of these kids took refuge in the city’s sewers and stayed there. Check out the photos of the life these people live. Head on over to Vice for the full story.
[Photos by Jen Tse] [Via Vice]
