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Typhoon Haiyan
John Wynn and His Family Survive Typhoon Haiyan

  By Mimstayl • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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John Wynn discusses how he and his family survived Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm recorded at landfall. Continue reading

Tagged   Hurricane, Mass Tragedy, Natural Disaster, Nature, Typhoon Haiyan
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Carl Pillitteri Survives the Tragedy At Fukushima

  By Witnify • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Nuclear technician, Carl Pillitteri, recalls the day he survived the earthquake in Fukushima as one of 38 Americans at Fukushima when tragedy hit. Continue reading

Tagged   Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, Japan, Mass Tragedy, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Costa Concordia
Passengers on Their Escape From the Sinking Ship

  By Witnify • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Passengers share their experiences as the Costa Concordia, an Italian cruise ship, partially sank on January 13, 2012. Continue reading

Tagged   2010s, Costa Concordia, Nature, Politics and History
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Costa Concordia
Martin Brodel Shares Criticisms of Costa Concordia Crew

  By Witnify • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Shortly after the Costa Concordia sunk off the shore of Italy on January 13, 2012, criticisms are being levied against crew members. Continue reading

Tagged   2010s, Costa Concordia, Nature, Politics and History
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Costa Concordia
Mary-Jo Salzburg: "There Were Piles of People Trying to Get on Boats"

  By Witnify • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Mary-Jo Salzburg and her parents, Jim and Jo, share their terrifying experience of getting on a lifeboat on January 13, 2012, as the Costa Concordia, an Italian cruise ship, partially sank. Continue reading

Tagged   2010s, Costa Concordia, Nature, Politics and History
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Sago Mine Disaster
Ron Woolen on Investigating the Cause of the Sago Mine Disaster

  By Witnify • January 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Ron Woolen, Director of West Virginia's Office of Miners' Health, Safety & Training, discusses the investigation of the Sago Mine disaster that occurred on January 2, 2006, killing 12 miners. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Mass Tragedy, Nature, Politics and History, Sago Mine Disaster
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1972 Andes Flight Disaster
Aldolfo Fito Strauch on Surviving the Crash & Weather

  By Witnify • December 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Aldolfo Fito Strauch, a survivor of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, recalls what it what like to face the reality of being stranded in the Andes after his flight crashed on October 13, 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   1972 Andes Flight Disaster, Aviation, Health, Nature, Politics and History
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1972 Andes Flight Disaster
Survivors: "There's a General Feeling That We Either Die Or We Do This Thing"

  By Witnify • December 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Survivors of the Andes flight disaster recall the moment they decided to resort to cannibalism about 5 or 6 days after the crash on October 13, 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   1972 Andes Flight Disaster, Aviation, Health, Nature, Politics and History
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1972 Andes Flight Disaster
Survivors Recall the Storm That Grounded the Flight

  By Witnify • December 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster tell the story of the crash that left them lost in the Andes mountains in this excerpt from the PBS special STRANDED. Continue reading

Tagged   1972 Andes Flight Disaster, Aviation, Health, Nature, Politics and History
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1972 Andes Flight Disaster
Survivor Jose Luis Inciarte on the Making of STRANDED

  By Witnify • December 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Jose Luis Inciarte, survivor of the 1972 Andes flight disaster, recalls his experience making the PBS documentary STRANDED that honored their comrades as he and other survivors traveled back to the site of the plane crash. Continue reading

Tagged   1972 Andes Flight Disaster, Aviation, Health, Nature, Politics and History
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