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Witness to Disaster

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: July 23, 2019
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 6
  • Networks: National Geographic
  • Genres: Documentary
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Witness to Disaster(2019)

TMDB Rating: 6.2 (4 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1

6 episodes • 2019

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Tornado OutbreakJul 23, 20190.0
2Chilean Mine RescueJul 30, 20190.0
3California MudslideAug 6, 20190.0
4Portugal's HellfireAug 13, 20190.0
5Everest AvalancheAug 20, 20190.0
6Lost in the Bermuda TriangleAug 27, 20190.0

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