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The untold human stories behind some of the world’s greatest disasters.
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Watching1. Mount St. Helens
From scientists to campers to residents, discover the stories of those who were there when Mount St. Helens erupted.
2. San Francisco Quake
Discover the devastation a 7.1-magnitude earthquake can wreak on a city as we revisit the San Francisco quake of 1989.
3. Oklahoma Tornado
Rarely seen footage and nerve-wracking stories place you in the middle of the Oklahoma tornado of 1999.
4. Oil Rig Explosion
Follow a handful of men as they race for survival through the smoke and fire-filled labyrinth of the Piper Alpha Oil Rig.
5. USS Indianapolis
Witness the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and the horrors that ensued.
6. Dam Disaster
See how a massive landslide into a dam reservoir caused a wave of disaster to hit the village of Longarone, Italy.
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