Sderot is in the final stages of building a playground that includes a tunnel for a quick escape from rocket attacks, the Sderot Media Center reported Thursday. "The idea of the park is that when there is a Color Red alarm, the children can run quickly to safety in the tunnels,” said construction manager Boaz Etzion. The project is being funded by private donations.

The park is scheduled to be open for children next month and will include lights and a fountain. The escape tunnel, at a cost of 150,000 shekels ($46,000) is being built in the shape of a centipede to make it appear to be part of the playground and not like a bomb shelter.