Aired (September 20, 2024): Travelers find themselves facing the unpredictable fury of Mother Nature. Watch this series of stories about our travelers navigating the unexpected challenges out in the open. Will they overcome all these unforeseen tragedies from Mother Nature during their trip? #Amazing Earth #WorldsDeadliestWeather
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00:00Theおルビーのむかつ
00:05Sabe na ng iba manacawan ka na wag lang masunuga.
00:08Sa sulog kasi mas pwedeng mawala ang lahat sayo.
00:12Yan, ang takot na mga nakatira
00:14sa isang bayan sa tabi ng kagubata.
00:16Ang kanilang one hell of experience alamin natin sa kwento amazing number 5.
00:21Isang araw sa inferno.
00:25Ang kalikasan nagbibigay buhay at nakamamatay.
00:28The tornado has touched down.
00:36The windows all blew out.
00:42It was the end.
00:58I've been fighting to burn hair.
01:00I'm going to see if they can still make it.
01:04I've lost my house.
01:08Oh my God, get out!
01:24Oh my God, leave that!
01:29In 2015, in Adelaide, South Australia,
01:33a huge bushfire engulfed the residential area with hundreds of houses.
01:39Ben Wilson, a 25-year-old volunteer firefighter,
01:43was the first to face such a huge bushfire.
01:46Ben was one of the 50 teams sent to evacuate a house.
01:51They couldn't help but panic.
01:54The area was quickly engulfed by fire.
01:56They brought 500 gallons of water,
01:59but they needed 25,000 gallons to put out the fire.
02:04Peter and Vera, who are tourists on road trips to Australia,
02:08spent several hours in Adelaide.
02:10They were amazed at what they saw.
02:12It caught their attention.
02:14They didn't know what to do because they had just seen a bushfire.
02:18The fire spread over a 30-mile area.
02:22The two were clueless as to where it was.
02:26So Peter and Vera closed the windows of the car so that they wouldn't suffocate.
02:31Every cell phone in the area received emergency text messages.
02:35One of them was Phil Westbury.
02:38He was on his way home from their house 40 kilometers away.
02:45Phil has a horse breeding farm and he left 10 animals there.
02:50His neighbor, Tony Salvatore, and his mother are still at home.
02:54Tony asked his mother to leave if he was ready.
02:59But the Guardian Horses weren't strong enough to fight this huge fire.
03:04They needed to survive.
03:06That's why Bami was sent by Tony.
03:09When Phil arrived at their house,
03:17Phil tried to put out the fire and save the family from the fire.
03:25He had been trying to put out the fire for an hour but there was still no fire.
03:32Even the shed next to their house was engulfed in flames.
03:37The heat was too intense.
03:44Together with the strike team, Ben tried to put out the fire.
03:48But it was too hot for them.
03:51It had been burning for almost half an hour.
03:55But they had a bigger problem.
04:01The fire was put out quickly but their water was running out.
04:10They noticed that the owner of the house had an old tank.
04:14But they didn't have a pump to pump the water.
04:18The firefighters were not used to running out of water.
04:21Peter and Vera just realized that their house was on fire.
04:26They didn't know that it was approaching 30 miles per hour.
04:29They noticed that the car behind them wasn't moving.
04:33So Vera wanted to talk to them about what they should do.
04:38Peter and Vera saw a white pickup truck coming from the other lane.
04:43It was coming out of the thick smoke in front of them.
04:46The driver told them to turn around because the fire was approaching them.
04:52They maneuvered and brought the driver.
04:55But the fire was too big.
04:57They were trapped in the thick smoke of the bushfire.
05:00Peter was panicking.
05:02How could they get out of there?
05:05It was too hot inside the car but they couldn't open the windows
05:09because the smoke was coming inside.
05:13The car started spluttering.
05:17It was the end.
05:20Ben's team ran out of time to set up another water pump.
05:25They managed to save the house but the fire was still spreading.
05:31That's why more people were in danger.
05:33Peter and Vera were far away from the raging fire.
05:37Their car was full of smoke.
05:40Vera turned on the radio and the calm voice of a woman was echoing in their ears.
05:51Because of the heat, the fire was spreading.
05:54It was like their car was about to explode.
05:56Bad news, there was an attack on the radio.
05:58It was a deadly bushfire.
06:00Will Peter and Vera be able to escape?
06:02They lost hope.
06:04It's a good thing they have a guide.
06:10They continued to watch the bushfire
06:13until they started to see different colors around them.
06:17If they weren't alert and if they didn't speed up,
06:21they would have been burned to death.
06:23The bushfire ended in Adelaide in 2015.
06:27Many houses were destroyed.
06:29Two people died.
06:3170,000 farm animals were burned.
06:34Four of Phil's horses were killed.
06:36Only the car's steel was left.
06:41His house seemed to have exploded.
06:44But where was their pet dog?
06:54But early the next morning,
06:57they saw Kerry sitting near their gate.
07:01Yes.
07:03It's true.
07:05It's true.
07:07Ben is now more confident in facing disasters like the bushfire.
07:11But he will never forget that day
07:14when they went back to the house.
07:16It literally is like an oasis.
07:18Just the circle around his house and that's it.
07:20And the rest is just burnt.
07:22It's amazing that they were able to save something
07:24even though the firefighters' water ran out.
07:27Heat waves are the reason for hundreds of bushfires every year.
07:32It forms when the high-pressure zone remains in one place
07:37while there is cold air outside.
07:40In Perth, Australia in 2015,
07:43the heat reached 46 degrees Celsius.
07:46But the air temperature is measured in dark places
07:50so it's hotter in areas that are directly exposed to sunlight.
07:54It needs at least 70 degrees Celsius to cook an egg.
07:58But the egg white was cooked right away.
07:59In this pan, it means that the heat is possibly around 90 degrees Celsius.
08:06Heat waves are usually not that powerful.
08:10In Italy, the plastic in this car melted in the heat.
08:15In Chiori, Italy, this car has been in the sun for a few days
08:19and the heat reached 37 degrees Celsius.
08:22That's why the plastic in this car melted.
08:23The glass, the lights, the dashboard, and even the outside of the car are now covered in plastic.
08:29The car's dark surfaces were absorbed by the heat.
08:33The biggest disaster was the fire of the heat wave.
08:3710% of the wildlife started because of the wildfires.
08:41And a wildfire set fire to a tree in Arkansas, USA.
08:48The wildfire hit the tree and caused a stack effect.
08:51The cold air was blown from the top of the truck.
08:55The effect is similar to what we see in chimneys.
08:59The fire spread quickly inside the forest.
09:03In Siberia, this car was surrounded by bushfire.
09:07The burned truck is a bitter reminder of what they can do if they get lost.
09:15It's a life and death decision.
09:18The question is, will they go back or forward?
09:22They chose to go forward.
09:27It's a good thing that they made the right decision.
09:30At first, the fire was slowly dying and the firemen arrived to continue extinguishing the fire.
09:37One of the most popular adventures now is the live-aboard vacation.
09:41Instead of staying in a hotel, you can stay in a big boat.
09:45That's the travel goal of the tourists we will meet.
09:47But what they expected to be a good vacation turned out to be a bad one.
09:53Why? Let's watch in the story of Amazing No. 3.
10:00The adventure seekers, Emma and Pete, traveled to Central America.
10:05They didn't look for a life-and-death adventure but a notorious Colombian border in Panama.
10:11This is the Durian Gap.
10:13This land is controlled by kidnapping gangs that are victims of tourists.
10:19For safety, Emma and Pete accompanied other tourists for a four-day vacation in the middle of the sea.
10:26During the day, it just looks serene.
10:29I'm just looking out over the sea.
10:31It feels like nothing bad is going to happen.
10:33But on the second night, a tragedy struck them.
10:36They were struck by a loud noise that they heard the captain shouting.
10:42He ordered them to put on life jackets.
10:52The boat was wrecked and flooded.
10:56They took their belongings so that it wouldn't get wet.
10:59They had to get out.
11:01While the boat was sinking without a lifeboat,
11:03the captain ordered them to go home.
11:06But…
11:14Somehow, the coral reef was able to help because it was able to stop the water from entering the boat.
11:20But as soon as the waves pushed the boat away from the reef,
11:24the water would continue to enter and sink them.
11:27It was morning already.
11:29It was almost morning.
11:31The Panama mainland was already visible, but they were still stuck in the coral reef.
11:35The waves were getting bigger.
11:37The water was rising.
11:39What to do?
11:41Ten hours had passed.
11:43No one was calling for help.
11:45They were all hopeless, but they were still alert in case someone would come.
11:50After the flares went off at night and the GPS was used,
11:54and it was May Day on the radio,
11:56they were hoping.
12:00When they saw the boat, they were all hopeful.
12:05At last, they wouldn't drown in the ocean.
12:08There was still a tomorrow for the discouraged tourists.
12:12But the fishermen couldn't get near them.
12:25At this time, a military boat was coming.
12:29It was bigger than the previous one.
12:31But they couldn't move the boat to the reef because it was too shallow.
12:36That's why they stopped at the end of the reef,
12:38and the passengers went to the next boat.
12:43Because it was dangerous, the people who knew how to swim helped each other
12:48to cross the big wave.
12:51The 14 passengers and 4 crew went to the military boat in pairs.
12:57Because of this experience, they had a different kind of appreciation for nature.
13:02It's beautiful and it's so beautiful, and it's exciting, and we just want to keep adventuring.
13:09No matter how alert you are in driving, accidents and disasters can't be avoided.
13:15No matter what you avoid, there are opportunities.
13:18The only thing you can say is,
13:20I'm so unlucky.
13:22That's also the feeling of the people we're going to watch here
13:26in Kwentong Amazing No. 2, Kamalasan sa Daan.
13:31You think you're safe in Kamalasan when you're inside your car.
13:36But sometimes, you can still be alone in nature.
13:41Winter in Zhukovsky, Russia.
13:44The car is stuck in an icy road.
13:49It's a good thing that their big truck helped to pull the car out of the ice.
13:56They're trying to pull it out, but it won't come out.
14:00They need more strength.
14:07But the car is still stuck in the ice.
14:11What's that? A giant hole?
14:14No, the water is one of the strongest forces in the world.
14:20In Texas, the water comes through the big drainage pipes from the ditch.
14:25They can't believe it.
14:28The water is leaking.
14:30The pipes are clogged and lifted.
14:33Just in time, they got away.
14:35Just a few minutes and the road was completely destroyed.
14:40In Thailand, it rains every day.
14:43And even just for a moment, the rain pours heavily.
14:48The driver and his girlfriend continue their journey, even though the road is slippery.
15:02Oh, no! The two of them got splashed.
15:07It's a good thing that they didn't get hit by the rain.
15:10The driver was able to pull his girlfriend out of the water before she got splashed by the motorcycle.
15:17If not, their love story might have ended.
15:20Every year, more than 1.3 million people die in road accidents all over the world.
15:27Here in the Philippines, road accidents are the main cause of death of Filipinos aged 15 to 29 years old.
15:35We're not afraid of it, but we hope that our top story for today will serve as a reminder.
15:41The story, Amazing No. 1.
15:43Life is a road.
15:46San Diego. Sometimes, you don't have enough time.
15:50The cars here run slowly, even if you think that there won't be an accident.
15:57Oh, no!
15:58The passengers were lucky. The car collapsed because of a fallen tree, but there was no serious injury.
16:06The other car also collapsed because of a fallen tree. No one was able to ride on its back.
16:11It's a good thing.
16:13This parking lot in Russia is covered with snow.
16:17The road is slippery, so the cars should run slowly.
16:23Oh, it's fast.
16:25That's why, even if the car accelerates fast, it doesn't stop.
16:31They were lucky. They just hit a bump and not a big wall.
16:37How can you remove the thick snow from the car?
16:41It's simple. Just play an amazing song and wait for the beat drop.
16:48But you should not be inside your car when you do this.
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