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Engineering Catastrophes

Tragically, three people haddied in the flood waters, and yet, without that warningcall...

Tragically, three people had
died in the flood waters, and yet, without that warning
call and immediate evacuation, the death toll
could have been much higher

Full Transcript

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Tragically, three people had died in the flood waters,
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and yet, without that warning call and immediate evacuation,
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the death toll could have been much higher.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:11
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In Wellington, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: In Wellington,
S06 • E02 [narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient s...
S06 • E04 {\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed.
S06 • E01 [narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013.
S06 • E07 But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper,
S06 • E04 [narrator] In an office used by undercover agents, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] In an office used by undercover agents,
S06 • E09 They were able to get a lot of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
They were able to get a lot of
S06 • E06 As the water moves through the surface of Earth, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
As the water moves through the surface of Earth,
S06 • E03 [narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted,
S06 • E07 Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here.
S06 • E09 It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved lives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved live...
S06 • E07 They did invasive inspections and then basically found - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
They did invasive inspections and then basically found
S06 • E05 [Ian] When I looked in the window, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Ian] When I looked in the window,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: With homes and livelihoods wiped out,
S06 • E01 They saw parts of the trencadis, like, bulgin - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
They saw parts of the trencadis, like, bulgin
S06 • E08 There's nothing you could do. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
There's nothing you could do.
S06 • E10 So there was one instance in which a resident was stuck for more than an hour. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
So there was one instance in which a resident was stuck for ...
S06 • E04 In Miami, a DEA building had collapsed suddenly and without warning. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
In Miami, a DEA building had collapsed suddenly and without ...
S06 • E02 [narrator] As the soil absorbed the water and expanded, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] As the soil absorbed the water and expanded,
S06 • E07 There is a problem with the cladding, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
There is a problem with the cladding,