Disasters & Survival

Real disasters, accidents and the people who survived them.

Disasters & Survival | True Crime

Silkyara Tunnel Collapse: 41 Men Trapped 17 Days, Freed by Rat-Hole Miners
ByStrange World Files October 30, 2026November 1, 2026

On Diwali morning 2023, a Himalayan road tunnel in Uttarakhand caved in and trapped 41 workers. Giant drills broke. After 17 days, a team of rat-hole miners dug them out by hand.

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Disasters & Survival | Historical Mysteries

His Partner Cut the Rope and Left Him for Dead. Joe Simpson Crawled 5 Miles Back on a Broken Leg
ByStrange World Files October 28, 2026November 1, 2026

Peru, 1985. With Joe Simpson hanging over a cliff in a storm, his partner Simon Yates cut the rope. Everyone believed Simpson was dead. Three days later he crawled back into base camp on a broken leg.

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