Witness to Disaster
7.5
2019
Documentary
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.
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Episode 6 : Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
August. 27,2019
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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Episode 5 : Everest Avalanche
August. 20,2019
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.
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Episode 4 : Portugal's Hellfire
August. 13,2019
The story of the largest fire in Portugal's history told by the people who were there.
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Episode 2 : Chilean Mine Rescue
July. 30,2019
A mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 miners almost half a mile underground.
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Episode 1 : Tornado Outbreak
July. 23,2019
In April 2011, 360 tornadoes ravage the southern United States in four days, killing 348 people.
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Seasons
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.
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