Witness to Disaster

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

Seasons

Tornado Outbreak

1. Tornado Outbreak

Air Date: 2019-07-23

In April 2011, 360 tornadoes ravage the southern United States in four days, killing 348 people.

Chilean Mine Rescue

2. Chilean Mine Rescue

Air Date: 2019-07-30

A mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 miners almost half a mile underground.

California Mudslide

3. California Mudslide

Air Date: 2019-08-06

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.

Portugal's Hellfire

4. Portugal's Hellfire

Air Date: 2019-08-13

The story of the largest fire in Portugal's history told by the people who were there.

Everest Avalanche

5. Everest Avalanche

Air Date: 2019-08-20

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.

Lost in the Bermuda Triangle

6. Lost in the Bermuda Triangle

Air Date: 2019-08-27

On Oct. 1, 2015, the cargo ship El Faro is on a regular run to Puerto Rico when it disappears in a Category 4 storm called Hurricane Joaquin; it is determined that the El Faro sank off the coast of the Bahamas with 33 crew members.

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Rating

6.0/10

Release Date

2019-07-23

Episodes

6 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Pioneer Productions

Pioneer Productions

DSP

DSP