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1.Why Bridges Collapse: The Genoa Disaster
12-08-201959 minOn 14 August 2018, the Polcevera Bridge in Genoa collapsed, sending 27 vehicles plummeting to the valley below. 43 people lost their lives. It was Italy’s worst ever road-bridge di...
2.Why Ships Crash: The Suez Canal Collision
18-01-20221hOn 23 March 2021, the Ever Given – one of the largest container ships ever built – ploughed into the sandy bank of the Suez Canal, blocking the entire waterway. It stopped all traf...
3.Why Buildings Collapse: Miami Beachfront Disaster
05-07-20221hIn 2021, Champlain Towers South – an apartment building near Miami – collapsed, killing 98 people. This film forensically examines what happened and asks: what went wrong? And coul...
4.Why Sharks Attack: The Red Sea Tragedy
18-07-202358 min8 June 2023. A shark attacks a 23-year-old Russian man swimming just metres from the beach in the Red Sea vacation resort of Hurghada, Egypt. Horrified tourists watch from the shor...
5.Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370
06-03-202359 minTen years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 passengers and crew on board on 8 March 2014, this documentary looks at whether new radio technology may finally...
6.Why Trains Crash: India’s Deadly Disaster
18-07-202358 minOn the evening of 2 June 2023, a devastating crash involving three trains killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 800 at Bahanaga Bazar station in India’s eastern Odisha sta...
7.Why Bridges Collapse: The Baltimore Disaster
05-12-202459 minMV Dali, a huge container ship, crashes into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, tragically killing six people and completely destroying the bridge. Investigators reveal how...
8.Why Cities Flood: Spain's Deadly Disaster
24-06-202558 minOn 29 October 2024, a powerful storm hit the area around Valencia in Spain. Torrential rain fell on the hills to the west of the city, causing devastating flash floods. Across the...
9.Why Planes Crash: South Korea’s Deadliest Aviation Disaster
13-10-202559 minIn December 2024, a passenger jet crashes at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing 179—the worst aviation disaster in the country’s history. Weeks later, a military he...
10.Millionaire Superyacht: Why Ships Sink
22-06-202659 minDuring intense storms on 19 August 2024, the 54m superyacht Bayesian mysteriously sinks off the coast of Sicily. Seven people onboard tragically perish. As search and rescue teams...
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