New Orleans residents during Hurricane Katrina never could have imagined the scope of disaster they would suffer through. No one could, because it wasn’t Hurricane Katrina that was the worst part of their ordeal, it was everything after. This is part one of a multi-part series that reveals the shocking truths behind one of the most devastating disasters in American history.

When Chicago officials were warned about a nationwide heat wave, they didn't take it seriously. What happened as a result of that, and what is uncovered leading up to and after the deadly heat wave reveals a pattern prevalent today.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

When passengers boarded flight Pan Am flight 1736, they never imagined they would find themselves in the middle of the largest aviation disaster the world has ever seen. What led up to the disaster, was almost as unimaginable.     To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

In 2010, the Love Parade was hosted in Duisburg, Germany. A horrific disaster at the festival killed and injured hundreds of attendees, tarnishing the memory of a once-wonderful music festival forever. The controversies that followed left this disaster unresolved for nearly a decade and left many wondering why.     To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

What initially seemed like a trivial issue in a London, England brewery, quickly escalated into a catastrophe when an impoverished neighborhood was flooded with over 320,000 gallons of beer.   Great Molasses Flood Episode: https://www.occurrencepod.com/e/the-day-molasses-turned-deadly/   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

A Cleveland, Ohio nonprofit chapter attempted to break the world record for largest balloon release. Things leading up to the release didn't go according to plan, but everything after was believed to be worse.    To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana  

Daring cave diver Agnes Milowka was known for going beyond the end of the line and pushing the boundaries of diving. During a routine dive trip at Tank Cave in Australia, something went wrong.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

When patrons attended the 8th anniversary party of the Lame Horse nightclub, they had no idea what would happen before the party was over. They never could have imagined the scope of negligence exposed after hundreds were killed and injured in Russia's deadliest club fire.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

Venturing into caves when it rains is ill-advised, but what happens when cavers do just that? In caves all over America, cavers went into caves that didn't stay dry while they were inside, and not every story turned out alright.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana  

In February 2013, Chelyabinsk, Russia was hit with an unforeseen meteor that wasn't even the meteor predicted to be near Earth that day. Thousands were injured by a meteor scientist didn't see coming.    To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

The Kim family were on their way home after a Thanksgiving trip and things went terribly wrong after they made a common mistake.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

In March of 1982, a boy scout troop visited Crooked Camp Cave in New Jersey. Two of the boys in the group were brothers who would leave that day without their father, Sergeant Donald Weltner.     To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

The Bolton Strid is part of the river wharfe in England, and is as picturesque as it is deadly. When William de Romilly became the first recorded victim of this river, he had no way of knowing that his passing would change everyone’s perception of the river forever.    To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

Two divers entered one of the largest sinkholes in the world 10 years apart, and their trip went completely off script. The details surrounding both incidents are so entwined that the stories of Dave Shaw and Deon Dreyer are tied together forever.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana  

On Halloween night 1963, Janie White went to the Holiday on Ice show in Indianapolis. What followed would be the worst disaster in Indiana's history and a night she and many others would never forget.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

Egbert Rimkus, Cornelia Meyer, and their children vanished during a 1996 trip to Death Valley. What began as an adventure turned into a survival situation in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes. Despite extensive search efforts, the family's fate remained a mystery for over a decade.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

37 year old James Henry O’Neill was superintendent of the great railway cascade division and responsible for keeping mail, freight, and passenger trains moving for the entire Western half of Washington state. O’Neill and his men had a reputation for being able to handle snowfall in the area, keeping the lines open and having no passenger fatalities. Until a forecasted storm headed his way caused the worst avalanche disaster in American history, killing and injuring hundred. The Dark Side of the Oregon Trail | The Donner Party part 1 : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/occurrence/id1584414218?i=1000670862113 The Dark Side of the Oregon Trail | The Donner Party part 2 : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/occurrence/id1584414218?i=1000671459205 To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

A limnic eruption  at a lake caused the surrounding villages to look like the aftermath of a neutron bomb. This natural catastrophe in Cameroon wiped out thousands of people and livestock in a single night.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com   Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

Harrison Okene was trapped for more than 60 hours and 100 feet deep in a capsized tugboat off the coast of Nigeria. Everything after that turns out different than expected.     To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana.  

If you ask most people if they would ever turn to cannibalism, most people say no. Under the right circumstances, that answer may change. For many families in the Donner Party, the Sierra Nevada Mountains turned that answer to yes. This is part 2 of the Donner Party Story.   To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod   Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana