Tsunami: Naming the Dead (Enhanced DVD)
Product Description:
The catastrophic tsunami that hit Southeast Asia in the closing weeks of 2004 killed nearly 4,000 people and left more than half a million homeless. In addition to the clean-up efforts, authorities in multiple countries faced the grim task of identifying the victims.
This in-depth documentary from the BBC follows the extensive investigation into the fates of those killed by one of the most devastating natural disasters in living memory. Granted exclusive access to forensic operations in Thailand, this film uncovers the agonizing details of an investigation that spans some 400 scientists, doctors, and authorities covering more than 30 nations. Viewers will learn how such an enormous effort can begin to take shape in the aftermath of such devastation, fueled by a common goal to honor the memory of those killed and provide some closure to their friends and family.
Tsunami: Naming the Dead (Enhanced DVD)
This in-depth documentary from the BBC follows the extensive investigation into the fates of those killed by one of the most devastating natural disasters in living memory. Granted exclusive access to forensic operations in Thailand, this film uncovers the agonizing details of an investigation that spans some 400 scientists, doctors, and authorities covering more than 30 nations. Viewers will learn how such an enormous effort can begin to take shape in the aftermath of such devastation, fueled by a common goal to honor the memory of those killed and provide some closure to their friends and family.
Tsunami: Naming the Dead (Enhanced DVD)
- ISBN: 978-1-62290-179-1
- Run Time: 50 Minutes
- Copyright Date: 2005
- CC
Customer Reviews
This program is centered on solving an identity crisis surrounding the devastating 2004 Tsunami. The biggest forensic investigation in history has fallen short in identifying almost 4,000 victims of one of the biggest natural disasters in recent times: the December 26, 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami. Horizona gets exclusive access to the forensic teams and their painstakingly difficult effort to try to identify these tsunami victims. This is a scientific investigation involving over 400 doctors, scientists, and police forces in over 30 countries. A BBC Production. (50 minutes)
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Unidentified Bodies – Approximately 4,000 victims are unidentified as a result of the 2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami. Forensic scientists have used everything possible to try to identify the victims. Modern technology may not be able to give families the closure they are looking for.
Aftermath of Disaster – A Thailand office building is now being used as an identification center. Police are working with forensic scientists to find answers for those who lost loved ones in the tsunami. Video footage of the 2004 tsunami is also shown, highlighting its devastation and incredible power.
Tsunami: Naming the Dead Enhanced DVD ISBN: 978-1-62290-179-1 Run Time: 50 Minutes Copyright Date: 2005 CC
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Tsunami: Naming the Dead
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