There’s a new underground queen in town, and her name is Kala, aka “Tunnel Girl”! This Virginia TikTok star has been digging a 22-foot-deep bunker beneath her house, racking up 7.7 million views and one very official $2,000 permit to keep her shovel swinging. While her neighbors were busy wondering why their lawns weren’t vibrating with construction noise, Kala was down there proving that if you dig it, they will come—eventually with paperwork. The town says it’s all safe, her TikTok fans are cheering, and somewhere, a groundhog is taking notes. Who needs a storm shelter when you’ve got a viral DIY empire?

Neighbors react as viral ‘Tunnel Girl’ granted permit to continue digging massive bunker under home