Inside the nuclear bomb shelters being installed throughout Texas as residents prepare for global apocalypse
The bunkers range from £31,000 to £6.6million
AMERICANS fearing that society is going to collapse or President Trump will spark a nuclear war have been investing in bunkers to ride out the apocalypse.
Sales of the mini-fortresses have spiked since the divisive billionaire took the reins - and terrified families are taking steps to survive Armageddon.
The Rising S Company in Texas manufactures bombshelters that start at £31,000 for a hotel room-sized haven to a luxury option that costs £6.6m and boasts a gun range and bowling alley.
Gary Lynch, the general manager, told the :"It definitely has picked up a little as Donald Trump emerged as president."
"There’s some people who maybe even voted for Donald Trump and may be worried some of the riots are going to get out of hand and there’s going to be social or civil unrest," he said.
"Then you’ve got people who didn’t vote for him and are thinking that now that he’s president maybe he’s going to start a war. There’s definitely been some renewed interest from people since the election."
Depending on the model, the shelters can offer basic amenities like a bed, kitchen, toilet and shower to an underground mansion with dozens of separate apartments, garden rooms for growing fresh fruit and veg, a games room, sauna, pool, power generator and gym.
It's usually right-wingers who buy the shelters, but Trump's ascendancy has generated interest from left-leaning buyers fearful the fiery Commander-in-Chief will start a war.
In recent months sales of the most luxurious bunkers have jumped 700 per cent.
A growing phenomenon in the US is 'prepping', where people worried about the end of the world prepare for the chaos by undergoing survival and military training, stockpiling weapons and preparing bolt-holes in remote locations.