DISASTER VIDEOS

Genoa, Italy. In 1991 the oil tanker The Haven caught fire and 1 million barrels of oil burned for three days. View the...

Cancun, Mexico, ferry the Arcangel, after a vicious storm is grounded on one of the most precious reefs in the world. Hundreds...

The war on Saddam Hussein. A British attack helicopter is trapped in the gun-sights of an enemy tank. The hunter becomes the...

Three dates prove to be decisive in determining French fate. The Germans celebrate the capitulation of France whilst General...

The Germans neutralise the French artillery, the Blitzkreig doesn't give the allied forces time to react. The Luftwaffe...

The Germans pretend they are going to attack France through neutral Belgium, whilst their paratroopers are dropped into...

German women recount stories of rape by Russian soldiers and reflect on the decadent Berlin of 1932.

New York City is flooded after the storm. Man's historical efforts to build over swamp can be quickly crippled by Mother Nature.

A first-hand account of the Brooklyn streets when the storm knocked the power out.

In 1974 this was the worse crash in aviation history, more than 300 people died.

Could a vital missing piece of equipment be responsible for the crash?

This was no ordinary flight but a military jet carrying American politicians. Was it an act of war that brought it down?

A 747 suffers a devastating explosion at high altitude and the crew struggle with an unprecedented crisis.

One of the most significant terrorist attacks in history shatters a village in Scotland and captures the attention of the world.

Rescuers arrive within minutes of the crash and are stunned to discover all on board have survived Sweden's worst aviation...