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When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ELLEN PAYNE. Following the events of the Great Flood of 2016 that wreaked havoc on southern Louisiana, the late Mary Payne takes a moment to talk about her experiences during and after the destruction.

Noah: The Great Flood is an animated religious film that tells the story of the prophet Noah, chosen by God to build an ark and save his family along with pairs of animals from a devastating flood. As the people ignore his warnings and continue their wrongdoing, Noah remains faithful to his mission. The film delivers themes of obedience, faith, and divine justice through a visually engaging retelling of this sacred story.

In 1959, Luan is appointed Commander of the Great Flood Operations and of Binh Duong's Security Corps, with full authority to stabilize this province. The Liaison Department of the Republic of Vietnam, under the support of the United States, send commandos to North Vietnam for reconnaissance. If the commandos successfully infiltrate, they will respond to South Vietnam with a tango. Tango No. 1 and Tango No. 2 have failed. What will become of the third tango?

In early 2011, the Australian state of Queensland is hit by floods on a scale of biblical proportions. A freak inland tsunami smashes through towns and cities bringing widespread destruction and claiming lives. Then cyclones batter the coastline wreaking even further devastation. This is the story of Australia’s greatest flood, caught on camera by those who lived through it.

Albert Lin is on a global adventure, from icy Black Sea depths to the heights of the Peruvian Andes, searching for the origins of Great Flood stories.

The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of rural southern blacks to Northern cities saw the Delta Blues electrified and reinterpreted as the Chicago Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll. Using minimal text and no spoken dialog, filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer - guitarist Bill Frisell have created a powerful portrait of a seminal moment in American history through a collection of silent images matched to a searing original soundtrack.

On the 31st of January, 1953, the worst natural disaster to strike Britain in modern times overwhelmed the country. Across a day of destruction, a massive storm and its huge tidal surge flooded 250 square miles of land.

A look at two of the worst flash floods in British history, which were separated by exactly 52 years, featuring interviews with survivors, rescuers, politicians and experts. On August 16th, 1952, 15cm of rain fell in just a few hours on Lynmouth in Devon, cascaded into the village via the East and West Lyn rivers, bringing with it 114,000 tons of boulders, sediment and uprooted trees that smashed into buildings. 52 years later, on August 16th, 2004, Boscastle in Cornwall suffered four hours of relentless rainfall, which funnelled down the steep banks of the valley from the moors above the port.

Who was the real Noah? According to the Bible, Noah was a holy man who saved humankind and all the animals in a wooden ark two-thirds the size of the Titanic. But how much of the story is really fact? This programme reveals a little-known passage in the Bible that says Noah only got 270 animals onto the ark. So perhaps the idea of a smaller ark with fewer animals is closer to the truth. This programme explores the truth behind the legend of Noah and asks whether or not the story could be based on real historical figures and events. Examining all aspects of the myth ¡V the ark, the animals, the great flood and Noah himself - by using computer-generated graphics and dramatic reconstructions, the programme sheds new light on an age-old story and comes to some surprising conclusions.

A deadly flood of molasses almost sounds like a joke. But the story of the Great Molasses Flood is true. It devastated a community of Italian immigrants living in Boston’s North End, who then fought to establish safety laws we now take for granted. Curiosity Desk Host Edgar B. Herwick III takes us on a journey from the heart of Boston’s Italian community to the labs of olfactory experts to find the answer to this lingering question: 100 years later, can you still smell the remnants of the Great Molasses Flood in Boston’s North End?

One hundred years ago, Western North Carolina was hit by the worst flood in its history, the Great Flood of 1916. As a result of the tail end of two hurricanes within days of each other, hundreds of mudslides caused catastrophic damage and loss of life, the Swannanoa River was a mile wide and the French Broad River was 17 feet above flood stage. But the Great Flood is more than a history lesson. Its also a cautionary tale of where we build our homes, how we live our lives and what we do to protect ourselves and the environment the next time nature raises its ugly head again in a flood prone area like Western North Carolina.