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Description: Learn while you're at home with Plainly Difficult! #disaster #documentary #history #TrueStories​ The Tangiwai disaster occurred at on 24 December 1953 when a railway bridge over the Whangaehu River collapsed beneath an express passenger train at Tangiwai, North Island, New Zealand. The disaster resulted in the loss of 151 people. It was found the disaster was caused by the failure of a Tephra Dam resulting in a Lahar Flood which destroyed the bridge. 00:00 Intro 00:58 Background 04:57 The Train 06:06 The Disaster 07:30 Aftermath 08:41 Investigation 11:31 Rating Want to become a channel member?youtube.com/channel/UCb0MyY46T9ZYOzDHkYnIoXg/join Paypal Donate Link: paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KC293ZJVG2VZG&source=url Help the Channel Grow Like, Comment & Subscribe! Subscribe Here: youtube.com/channel/UCb0M... Equipment used in this video: Rode NTG3, Audient ID4, MacBook Pro 16, Hitfilm, Garage Band Check out My Twitter: twitter.com/Plainly_D Check out these other great channels: youtube.com/user/dominotitanic20/community youtube.com/user/CynicalC... youtube.com/user/JabzyJoe youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg Sources: environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/lahar-meets-locomotive-new-zealands-tangiwai-railway-disaster-christmas-eve-1953