Seconds from Disaster

The repercussions of the 1985 Stava Dam collapse in Italy, a disaster that engulfed two villages in a tidal wave of sludge, killing 268 people. A subsequent investigation found the dam was poorly maintained, allowing the pressure within it to build to a catastrophic level

Today · Tuesday, 13 October 1 airing
18:00
National Geographic Channel
S1 E11 · Flood at Stava Dam
Tomorrow · Wednesday, 14 October 1 airing
18:00
National Geographic Channel
S1 E12 · Collision on the Runway
Friday, 16 October 1 airing
18:00
National Geographic Channel
S1 E13 · Pentagon 9/11
Monday, 19 October 1 airing
18:00
National Geographic Channel
S2 E1 · Space Shuttle Columbia
Tuesday, 20 October 2026 1 airing
18:00
National Geographic Channel
S2 E2 · Alpine Tsunami