Tsunami

Tsunami

2021•1h 0m

Documentary

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the Boxing Day Tsunami, which killed more than 250,000 people.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 23, 2021

Last Aired

August 25, 2021

Networks

5

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Impact

E1

Impact

Air date: 2021-08-23

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the Boxing Day Tsunami, which killed more than 250,000 people. They begin 12 hours before the disaster, on Christmas Day 2004, when holidaymakers across Asia were enjoying blissful breaks, unaware that a natural disaster was heading their way.

Destruction

E2

Destruction

Air date: 2021-08-24

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave pick up the story 90 minutes after the earthquake.

Devastation

E3

Devastation

Air date: 2021-08-25

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave pick up the story eight hours after the earthquake.

Cast

Xand van Tulleken

Xand van Tulleken

Self - Presenter

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Presenter

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