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A catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri late in the afternoon in 2011.

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San Francisco Freeway Collapse
S1 · E1 43m

San Francisco Freeway Collapse

The massive Cyprus Street viaduct collapses trapping dozens of people after a severe earthquake forces the entire city of San Francisco to a standstill.

Joplin Tornado Now Playing
S1 · E2 43m

Joplin Tornado

A catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri late in the afternoon in 2011.

Station Nightclub Fire
S1 · E3 43m

Station Nightclub Fire

The West Warwick, RI, Station nightclub fire - one of the deadliest in US history - kills 100 people and injures 230

Galveston Hurricane Ike
S1 · E4 43m

Galveston Hurricane Ike

As Hurricane Ike built up steam, citizens in Galveston, TX fled its path in droves.

Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
S1 · E5 43m

Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

A sleepy town nestled in the picturesque French-Canadian landscape is rocked when a 74 car freight train derails in its downtown.

Damascus Missile Explosion
S1 · E6 43m

Damascus Missile Explosion

An accidentally dropped socket wrench punctures a fuel tank, leading to the complete destruction of a gigantic Titan II missile carrying a nuclear warhead.

Italian Avalanche
S1 · E7 43m

Italian Avalanche

A major avalanche kills 29 people and injures 11 others in Rigopiano, Italy in 2017.

Mammoth Mountain Miracle Man
S1 · E8 43m

Mammoth Mountain Miracle Man

Professional hockey player Eric LeMarque is stranded in an out-of-bounds region of Mammoth Mountain, CA while snowboarding.

Hell on the Hayes
S1 · E9 43m

Hell on the Hayes

Wolf Wagner and Johannes Hoentsch embark on the canoe journey of a lifetime through the wilds of Canada with hopes of adventure when they get more than they ever hoped for.

The Wyoming Ice Cave
S1 · E10 43m

The Wyoming Ice Cave

Newlyweds Spencer and Jessica Christiansen are trapped miles under a mountain on an ice cave exploration adventure gone wrong.

Mount of Holy Cross
S1 · E11 43m

Mount of Holy Cross

High School buddies Tommy Hendricks and Matt Smith set out to scale a mountain summit in the Rockies over Thanksgiving weekend.

The Tsunami
S1 · E12 43m

The Tsunami

Boxing Day, 2004. As families seek the warmth of a Thai beach vacation, they are unaware that a powerful wave is building off-shore after an earthquake sets destruction in motion.

About Alive

Alive is a television documentary series that chronicles the stories of people that have survived
some of the most dangerous natural and man-made disasters. The series will be told through
first-hand accounts from the survivors and experts, and use recreations to show just how life-
threatening these events were.

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