Gang rapes & suicides plaguing Saudi Arabia’s $1trillion NEOM mega project as city of the future becomes dystopian hell
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A reel of horrors including gang rapes and suicides have been reported on the site of Neom - Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion megacity project. Employees have reported incidents of rape, attempted murder and drug crimes riddling the hellish migrant camps for construction workers.
![[A digital mock-up one of the marinas planned for Neom]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/500-billion-futuristic-megacity-desert-765610715_d3416c.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
There has also been a string of on-site deaths, with a British company recording “no evidence” of any safety procedures. The latest revelations come after a series of shocking insights into Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 vanity project - including 21,000 worker deaths in 8 years.
![[Ariel footage shows the scale of The Line project, that will be embedded in the desert]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aerial-images-reveal-sheer-scale-877754163.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
The bullying former CEO of Neom was sacked in November after threatening to bury a worker in the desert. Current and former employees have blamed the chaos on organisational failures and an unattainable, aggressive timetable. Some 100,000 workers - mainly from foreign countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines - began moving to camps near the site in 2020, over two hours from any sizable city.
![[Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ruler of Saudi Arabia, initiated Vision 2030 in an attempt to modernise the country]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/saudi-crown-prince-prime-minister-933954974.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
According to a report seen by The Wall Street Journal, the litany of horrors has been recorded by medical clinics in the worker camps. One worker slashed his wrists after complaining that he wasn’t being paid, according to the report. In 2022, 12 security guards from migrant-worker camps clashed in a mass brawl, leaving one unconscious after being attacked with a rock.
![[A vast area larger than Wales in being cleared to accommodate Neom]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/heads-follow-saudi-forces-permitted-900110777.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
