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There's zero reason to expect remnants of food, as well. It was not shelf(tunnel)-stable.

There would still be signs. The food rots - but it would leave traces.

Only if the tube was used for long enough to need food.

If you are hiding your family from almost certain death, 24 hours with no food or water in a cool dark cave is a possibility.

The proximity to churches + lack of ventilation makes this theory unlikely in my head. I also feel that some families would have grabbed some food or water before heading down there.

Why does proximity to churches matter?

Having your family leave the home & run to the church during an attack seems ill-advised.

Presumably it's not meant for the entire town. Just the people who are already in town nearby who have enough advance warning. It makes sense to be in a church since that's in the center of town and you can lock the doors to give enough time for people to get into it and cover the entrance.

If your family were at home in the nearby countryside they'd flee into the forest or something instead.

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