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Disasters of the Century (2004)

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Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series presents two disasters from Canada and around the world in each episode. It combines re-enactments, photographs, and interviews with survivors and family members of victims. Some episodes explore wider themes, like how water can cause destruction.

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What happens

Disasters of the Century is a documentary television series that airs on History Television. The program is produced by Regina, Saskatchewan-based Partners in Motion. Each episode documents two different disasters from Canada and around the world, using a mixture of re-enactments, photographs, and interviews with survivors and family members of victims. Some episodes deal with broader topics concerning disaster. For example, Washed Away investigates the destruction that water can cause, by looking at several disasters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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