Cyclone
Early on Christmas morning 1974 the Northern Australian town of Darwin was hit by a cyclone of such intensity that the town almost ceased to exist. Forty-eight people were killed, scores were injured and so much of the city was demolished that it had to be evacuated. How do people cope emotionally and physically with such total devastation? Somehow, people all over the world live with the knowledge at the back of their minds that their whole community could be destroyed by such awful natural forces as cyclones, floods, earthquakes and the eruptions of volcanoes. Yest, they continue to live in areas where such disasters can be expected at some time. The question is - why?
Presented by SIMON NORMANTON
Series editors ANTHONY ISAACS and CHRISTOPHER PARSONS (Bristol) Inherit the Wind: page 5