I read about this and there was another article in the paper today saying that the family had been reunited....

Apparently the area where they were kept was well concealed and a code to get in was also needed. Said it was big enough to house a family and had sleeping, living, cooking quarters and also a bathroom (the paper said sanitation facilities).

The mom was told that the daughter ran away with a religious cult and the babies were left on the doorstep with at least one note saying she could not care for them. The paper said he chose the one's who stayed in the celler based on whether or not they were "crybabies". The kids in the celler ages 19 (in the hospital in critical condition - on dialisis) 18 and 5 had never seen sunshine until the day they were released.