Seconds from Disaster

National Geographic Channel

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Friday 6 March

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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