Alive

When the massive Cyprus Street viaduct collapses after a severe earthquake in San Francisco dozens of people are trapped and the entire city is forced to a standstill We hear the spectacular story from three survivors trapped in separate vehicles Two were on the collapsed top deck and one was below nearly crushed beneath tons of rubble and concrete Lives hang in the balance as rescue crews

A catastrophic EF5rated multiplevortex tornado struck Joplin Missouri late in the afternoon in 2011 As it cuts through the southern part of the city the nearly milewide tornado intensifies in size and strength destroying more each minute Telling the story are survivors who witnessed firsthand everything they cared about and worked for getting sucked into the sky while trying not to suffer the

The West Warwick RI Station nightclub fire one of the deadliest in US history killed 100 people and injured 230 When a dangerous pyrotechnics display ignites sound insulation on the walls and ceilings the blaze spreads with terrifying speed Four survivors share their stories of the horrific inferno and stampede of people scrambling to escape before the nightclub collapses and kills them all

As Hurricane Ike built up steam citizens in Galveston TX fled its path in droves But those who stayed behind got hit by a storm more powerful than anyone could have predicted As rising tides and damaging winds brought this category 4 hurricane to landfall those stuck in their homes and the rescuers on the front lines wondered how they would survive

A sleepy town nestled in the picturesque FrenchCanadian landscape is rocked when a 74car freight train derails in its downtown Grinding across the tracks in the middle of the night with toxic contents on board the cargo explodes killing dozens and leveling homes and businesses in the town The survivors are littered throughout the area and in the burning aftermath we uncover their stories

An accidentally dropped socket wrench punctures a fuel tank destroying a gigantic Titan II missile carrying a nuclear warhead With a destructive power 600 times that of the Hiroshima bomb the warhead could have ignited other nuclear warheads in the region if it exploded bringing an end to the world as we know it

A significant avalanche killed 29 people and injured 11 others in Rigopiano Italy in 2017 The avalanche the deadliest in Italy since 1916 decimates a luxury hotel with a destructive force so extreme that it knocks the entire building from its foundation Five adults and four children are trapped below the ruins as rescuers race to save them before they suffocate or freeze to death

Professional hockey player Eric LeMarque is stranded in an outofbounds region of Mammoth Mountain CA while snowboarding His situation goes from bad to worse when the weather turns and Eric uses basic survival skills like building igloos and eating tree bark and pine needles to stay alive After seven days many believe Eric is dead and the rescue effort becomes one of recovery Facing the elements

Wolf Wagner and Johannes Hoentsch embark on the canoe journey of a lifetime through the wilds of Canada with hopes of adventure Prepared with maps and supplies they plan to spend the next three weeks paddling up the Hayes River But when disaster strikes and their canoe is wrecked on an extreme set of rapids the two are put to the test of survival and pushed to their limits as they search for a

Newlyweds Spencer and Jessica Christiansen are trapped miles under a mountain on an ice cave exploration adventure gone wrong As they grope their way through the dark cold damp cave the two realize there is no sure way out The duo run out of food and climb impossible paths to nowhere longing every minute to see their oneyearold daughter again After 30 hours the only heat source is burning clumps

High school buddies Tommy Hendricks and Matt Smith set out to scale a mountain summit in the Rockies over Thanksgiving weekend But as the climbers ascend to the mountains summit they quickly realize they are in for more than they bargained for An early winter storm forces the boys to take shelter on a rock face As the storms severity rages on the young friends preparation is put to the ultimate

As families seek the warmth of a Thai beach vacation they are unaware that a powerful wave is building offshore after an earthquake sets destruction in motion As the rising wall of water begins to make its way toward the shore tourists and locals start to evacuate not knowing the size and speed of this enormous wall of water heading their way

Miners know they have dangerous jobs where their lives are at risk daily But as a mine shaft collapses on a group of nine miners they quickly realize that rescue efforts will be nearly impossible Banding together in the darkness below they uncover a plan that may save their lives Its worth a shot even if they die trying