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From shark attacks to transport disasters and collapsing buildings - why do these events happen? Delve into the mysteries and science behind the stories that hit the headlines.
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Why Planes Crash
In just six months, four passenger planes have crashed, killing 506 people. Dramatic footage and eyewitness accounts tell the story of a deadly year in aviation. Can lessons be learned?
Why Cities Flood: Spain's Deadly Disaster
Dramatic mobile phone video and eyewitness accounts tell the story of the 2024 floods that swept through towns in Valencia, killing 228 people. Did climate change play a part?
Why Bridges Collapse: The Baltimore Disaster
MV Dali, a huge container ship, crashes into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, tragically killing six people and completely destroying the bridge. Investigators reveal how it happened.
Why Trains Crash
On 2 June 2023, a triple train crash killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 800 in India’s eastern Odisha state. This film examines what went wrong and explores the causes of train disasters.
Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370
Ten years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and its 239 passengers and crew vanished, can new evidence help locate the plane and finally solve aviation’s greatest mystery?
Why Sharks Attack
After three recent fatal shark attacks in Egypt, this film investigates whether pressure from human activity and climate change is altering the behaviour of sharks.
Why Buildings Collapse
In 2021, Champlain Towers South – an apartment building near Miami – collapsed, killing 98 people. This film forensically examines what happened and asks: what went wrong?
Why Ships Crash
When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, it triggered a global crisis. Featuring eyewitnesses speaking for the first time, this documentary aims to find out what really happened.
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