
Personal stories of those caught up in sometimes deadly natural catastrophes, accompanied by camera footage showing meteorological phenomena, including hurricanes, earthquakes, monsoons and more.

The Bahamas get pounded by 200mph winds during category five Hurricane Dorian - the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen; in Arizona, flash flooding sweeps a couple away resulting in a heart-stopping rescue.

Wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In Texas, a skydiving training session ends in disaster when there's a major midair collision at 30,000 feet.

In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction. In Idaho, a daredevil adventurer decides to swim beneath a frozen lake.

In Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns - overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists; The Philippines is usually resilient to natural disasters, but a 6.4 magnitude earthquake catches everyone off-guard.