Witness to Disaster

Hard-hitting amateur, CCTV and news footage reveals how some of the world's biggest natural disasters took away people's lives, homes and hope in Witness Disaster.

Documentary

Witness to Disaster

Hard-hitting amateur, CCTV and news footage reveals how some of the world's biggest natural disasters took away people's lives, homes and hope in Witness Disaster.

Documentary

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First Aired on: Jul 23, 2019
Popularity: 2.6928: 3 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Pioneer Productions (GB)DSP (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Hard-hitting amateur, CCTV and news footage reveals how some of the world's biggest natural disasters took away people's lives, homes and hope in Witness Disaster. Surviving witnesses tell you what it was like to be in the midst of nature's most devastating attacks. Combined with genuine CCTV footage, their stories bring to life the terrifying reality of what it is like to experience outright disaster.

Aired 6 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Tornado Outbreak45 min
In April 2011, 360 tornadoes ravage the southern United States in four days, killing 348 people.
Episode 2Chilean Mine Rescue45 min
A mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 miners almost half a mile underground.
Episode 3California Mudslide45 min
Montecito is hit by a devastating natural disaster that leaves its residents fighting for their lives. Overnight, the quiet Californian beach town is swamped by a terrifying series of thirty-feet high, boulder-filled debris flows that destroy homes and leave streets swimming in mud. Through eyewitness testimony and footage taken during the disaster, we reveal how split-seconds decisions made the difference between life and death.
Episode 4Portugal's Hellfire45 min
The story of the largest fire in Portugal's history told by the people who were there.
Episode 5Everest Avalanche45 min
Nepal is hit by a 6.7 mega-earthquake that kills thousands; across the country, survivors are hit by terrifying avalanches that destroy everything in their path; presenting stories of survival, from the Kathmandu Valley to Mount Everest.