A hotel burns. A hurricane strikes. A crowd kills. When disaster strikes it comes like a thief in the night, stealing innocence and destroying lives. But what about the people who live? They face death, see the end and survive. How do they change at that moment in time when they become... SURVIVORS, a three-part reality series that goes where few programs have dared: into the hearts and minds of SURVIVORS.
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Evil Acts
For thousands of years, mankind has lived and worked together in harmony. Often times the harmony is destroyed, either deliberately or by negligence. The terrorist bombing of Pan-Am Flight 103 changed forever our views of air travel; A day with the family at a semi-final soccer match in Hillsborough, England becomes a nightmare and 96 men, women and children die in the worst soccer disaster in British history; Human negligence turns deadly for the people of Aberfan, Wales and Buffalo Creek, United States, hundreds pay the price with their lives. Sometimes deliberately and sometimes unwittingly these terrifying memories delve into a world few live to talk about. Their stories encourage us and their spirit of survival inspires.
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Natures Rage
Often we take the fierce power of mother nature for granted. But at times we are given deadly reminders of her power. The Kobe Japan earthquake rocks one of the most technically advanced cities in Japan bringing the city to it’s knees and killing thousands; Hurricane Pauline rips through the resort town of Acapulco, Mexico leaving a trail of mass destructon and death; The Laguana Beach and Sarno, Italymud slides, wipe out entire neighborhoods as if they never existed; Experience nature at it’s worst. With actual disaster footage, gripping re-creations and the survivors’ terrifying memories, we delve into a world few live to talk about. Their stories encourage us and their spirit of survival inspires.
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Technological Terror
Everyday we rely on technology, we trust it, and even embrace it. But what happens, when that trust is betrayed, and technology kills? A weekend stay at the MGM Grand Las Vegas hotel turns into a fiery nightmare when 85 guests lose their lives; A peaceful train ride through the beautiful Canadian Rockies becomes an inferno of twisted metal as two trains collide near Hinton, Canada; Ferry service is as common in parts of coastal Europe as bus travel is in North America, two such ferries, “The Herald of Free Enterprise” and the “Estonia”, together take the lives of over 1000 souls. With actual disaster footage, gripping re-creations and the survivors’ terrifying memories, we delve into a world few live to talk about. Their stories encourage us and their spirit of survival inspires.
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