Seconds from Disaster

Season 1 Episode 11: Flood at Stava Dam

7 SeasonsOct 12, 2004TV-PG45m7.2

The Stava Dam consisted of two basins arranged on on top of the other. Due to this poor design, they could not cope with the quantity of waste from the nearby mining operation and a catastrophic collapse followed.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 4 Fire Onboard the Star

4. Fire Onboard the Star

Aired: Jul 27, 2004

Friday 06 April 1990, the newly renovated ferry Scandinavian Star sets sail a...

Episode 5 Derailment at Eschede

5. Derailment at Eschede

Aired: Aug 3, 2004

A recounting of what happened on 3 June 1998, when it came to the worst train...

Episode 7 Meltdown in Chernobyl

7. Meltdown in Chernobyl

Aired: Aug 17, 2004

An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant kills 56 people while the h...

Episode 9 Fire on the Ski Slope

9. Fire on the Ski Slope

Aired: Aug 31, 2004

In Kaprun, Austria, a mountain train to bring skiers up the mountain erupts i...

Episode 11 Flood at Stava Dam

11. Flood at Stava Dam

Aired: Oct 12, 2004

The Stava Dam consisted of two basins arranged on on top of the other. Due to...

Episode 13 Pentagon 9/11

13. Pentagon 9/11

Aired: Oct 26, 2004

On 11th September 2001, an American Airlines flight was hijacked by terrorist...


Info about Seconds from Disaster

Current Status: Ended

Network: National Geographic

Production Country: Ukraine

Genres:Documentary