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6 Episodes 0 - 2007
Episode 1
Fri, Sep 7, 200752 mins
It is one of the most remarkable survival stories of the 20th century. A plane crashes 4 000 meters up in the Andes. After 10 days rescuers give up the search. The abandoned survivors have no water or food. Facing starvation, they break the most sacred of human taboos. They are trapped for weeks in one of the most forbidding environments on earth. After 61 days, two of the passengers embark on an epic trek out of the mountains. They endure the worst kind physical and psychological pain, to save themselves and their fellow survivors. Their story is a testament to the strength of human will.
Episode 2
50 mins
The Camilla, a Finnish roll-on/roll-off cargo ship in Canadian waters, suffers a main engine failure. With a storm approaching, the captain declares an emergency to the Canadian Coast Guard. Will they rescue the crew in time?
Episode 3
50 mins
A JR-207 type train, bound for Osaka on a commuter service, derails on a curve at a speed greater than the limit for that section of track. The two front carriages crash into an adjacent apartment block. 107 people are killed and 555 are injured.
Episode 4
50 mins
Seven men are trapped underground, in a cave with a river running through it. Only the experts know how to retrieve them.
Episode 5
50 mins
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale rocks Pakistan. Two ten-story blocks completely collapse. A rescue team from the United Kingdom attempts to rescue the victims.
Episode 6
Thu, Nov 1, 200750 mins
Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters that American citizens had to face, but add the immense flooding to a myriad of medical ailments and electrical equipment and you have a recipe for true emergency.