Modern History Tragedies & Disaster Stock Footage

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Contemporary Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Captured on Film

The Modern History Tragedies & Disaster Collection presents a powerful visual record of late 20th and early 21st century catastrophes. From the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks and Hurricane Katrina to earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tornadoes, and large-scale fires, this archive documents pivotal moments of recent history. Also included are man-made disasters such as industrial accidents and terrorism, offering authentic visuals for documentary, news, educational, and memorial projects. Carefully preserved and digitized, each clip is ready for professional production use, providing filmmakers and researchers with high-quality footage and buyout licensing for editorial storytelling.

9/11 World Trade Center Attack – Rare Neighborhood POV Footage

Unedited 9/11 World Trade Center attack footage filmed from a New York neighborhood, showing burning towers, crowd reactions, and street interviews.
2001 29 min COL

9/11 Aftermath: Ground Zero Rescue, Bush Bullhorn Speech

9/11 Ground Zero aftermath with Bush’s bullhorn speech, rescue workers, crushed fire truck, smoking ruins, and aerial views of the towers.
2001 25 min COL

WORLD TRADE CENTER REMEMBERED

The World Trade Center starting out as an ambitious construction project to becoming a New York City icon of economic prosperity.
1970's 8 min COL

9/11 PENTAGON ATTACK: AFTERMATH

Aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon with fire fighting efforts on and around the E Ring and emergency crews conducting structural integrity, damage inspections and debris removal.
2001 53 min COL

OSAMA BIN LADEN: ARCHITECT OF 9/11

Osama Bin Laden speaks with Saudi Arabian Sheik Shaykh Al Ghamdi about the 9-11 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia.
2001 38 min COL

NYC REACTS TO DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN

A New York City crowd cheers and chants in excitement near 9-11 ground zero after hearing news that Osama Bin Laden is dead. Chants of U.S.A., U.S.A. and waving American flags.
May 2, 2011 COL 3 min

BP OIL DISASTER - DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL

Aftermath of the destruction of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Drilling Platform, the massive oil plume and opening statements to a Congressional Panes by executives from BP British Petroleum, Transocean Limited and Halliburton.
2010 COL 32min

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS - ODDUR, SOMALIA 1993

Activities of 'Doctors Without Borders' as they give aid to the men, women and children suffering severe malnutrition in Somalia.
1993 10 min COL

HOSPITAL TRAUMA CENTER

Unedited medical stock footage of trauma surgeons and doctors performing surgical procedures in a hospital trauma Center.
2010 COL 6 min

OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING 1995 - AFTERMATH

The aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing with shots of rescue workers removing debris by hand searching for survivors.
1995 26 min COL

Challenger Disaster (1986) – Shuttle Explosion & Memorial Tribute

Footage of the 1986 Challenger Disaster: crew training, launch, explosion, rescue efforts, wreckage, news coverage, and Reagan’s memorial tribute.
1986 33 min COL

EXXON VALDEZ - AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER

March 23, 1989, the Exxon Valdez grounds itself in Prince William Sound and begins spewing 10.8 million gallons of crude oil.
1989 19 min COL

TERRORIST BOMBING KHOBAR TOWERS - SAUDI ARABIA

The aftermath of the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Tower, Saudi Arabia in which 19 U.S. servicemen were killed.
1996 17 min COL

EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI DAMAGE - OFUNATO, JAPAN 2011

HD B-roll footage of search & rescue teams from the United States and Great Britain as they search for survivors following the Japanese Tohoku Earthquake.
5 min COL 2011

EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI DAMAGE - TOHOKU JAPAN 2011

Aerial and ground footage of the destruction and devastation. of the Japanese Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami that struck off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.
3 min COL 2011

EARTHQUAKES - LOMA PRIETA 1989

The Loma Prieta Earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89, was a major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay area.
1989 COL 24 min

EARTHQUAKES - NORTHRIDGE, CA 1994

Scenes of damage from the Northridge Earthquake and interviews with scientists from JPL and Cal. Tech
1994 12 min COL

FIRE DESTRUCTION

Ground zero of a once raging wildfire is a stark reminder of the cost of in terms of human life, personal property and memories
8 min COL

FIVE ALARM FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS TO THE RESCUE

Unedited footage of firefighters battling structure, commercial building fires, apartment fire, warehouse fire and house fires
29 min COL

FLOOD WATERS USA 2011

Unedited footage in June and July 2011 of record flooding in the North Central United States from the Souris River at Sawyer and Minot North Dakota, the Missouri River at Bismark, and continuing to Vicksburg on the Mississippi River.
2011 COL 8 min

FOREST FIRE

Intense forest fire footage with lots of variety with shots of fire close up and personal
25 min COL

FORT PECK DAM - RECORD WATER RELEASE

Shows the water flow down the spillway at the Fort Peck Dam on the upper Missouri River. The spillway was opened to allow a record amount of rainfall water to be released down the river.
June 10, 2011 COL 12 min

HAITI - EARTHQUAKE RESCUE AND RELIEF

Aerial views of the devastation, military air drops of supplies, on the ground rescue of trapped victims and medical care.
2010 COL 19 min

HURRICANE KATRINA - AFTER THE STORM

Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and devastation wrought along the Gulf Coast as rescue teams airlift fellow citizens now homeless.
2005 19 min COL

HURRICANE SANDY 2012 - VOLUME 1

Damage and destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey and New York areas.
2012 COL 8 min

HURRICANE SANDY 2012 - VOLUME 2

Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as rescue and military enter the area plus gas shortage cause long gas lines.
2012 COL 2min

TORNADO DESTRUCTION - TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

Unedited footage shows the damage and destruction caused by a tornado that stuck sections of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
2011 COL 6 min

TSUNAMI AFTERMATH 2004 - AERIAL SURVEY

Unedited aerial footage documenting the destruction left in the aftermath of 2004 tsunami from the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.
2004 12 min COL

VOLCANOES - KILAUEA IKI CRATER

Aerial and ground cover, night, dawn and day scenes of Kilauea Iki erupting a colossal torch of hot lava
2004 12 min COL

VOLCANOES - MOUNT ST. HELENS

Mountain and 230 square miles are dramatically changed within moments by an explosive volcanic eruption in 1980
1980 15 min COL