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The Best Episodes of Seconds from Disaster Season 5

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Seconds from Disaster is a US/UK-produced documentary television programme that investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters of the 20th century. Each episode aims to explain a single incidental by analyzing the causes and circumstances

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Seconds from Disaster Season 5 Episode 1 - Japan's Nuclear Nightmare
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    S5:E1

    On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami off Japan’s coast caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

    Director:Steve Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Seconds from Disaster Season 5 Episode 2 - Bismarck
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    S5:E2

    Maritime Historian Andrew Lambert looks at the Royal Navy's battle with the German battleship Bismarck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Seconds from Disaster Season 5 Episode 6 - Massacre in Mumbai
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    S5:E6

    On 26 November 2008, terrorists attacked two luxury hotels (one of them the famous Taj Mahal Hotel), a Jewish educational center, a café and a train station in Mumbai, killing 166 people.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Seconds from Disaster Season 5 Episode 3 - Mountain Tsunami
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    S5:E3

    In 1963 a landslide from Monte Toc into the reservoir of the Europe's highest dam caused a giant flood wave that destroyed the village of Longarone and other villages, claiming over 2,000 lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Seconds from Disaster Season 5 Episode 5 - Deepwater Horizon
    7.4/10(44 votes)

    S5:E5

    A look at the series of decisions and mistakes that led to the world's largest oil spill disaster, and that 11 workers on the rig died.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Seconds from Disaster Season 5 Episode 4 - Waco Cult
    6.8/10(37 votes)

    S5:E4

    After a 51-day siege at the ranch of an armed religious cult, the FBI tries to force people out with tear gas, but a fire breaks out and almost 80 people die.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Japan's Nuclear Nightmare" is the best rated episode of "Seconds from Disaster" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by Steve Webb and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/11/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Bismarck".