Panic rooms and private bunkers are all the rage in Germany

Paywalld

Everyone from tycoons to typical middle-class families seeks shelter

Yeah right that's "everyone".

German middle class here. All I can afford is duck and cover.

This seems wildly overblown to me.

source: me, a German

The article is worthless since it doesn't mention how many of those are being built. It could be an ad since it's printed in The Economist.

All the rage for like 20 people