Main content

The Survivor Edition

In northern Mexico a plane crashed just after takeoff and all 103 passengers survived.

Dorelia Rivera and her daughter were onboard the Aeromexico jet when it crashed at the end of the runway and burst into flames. Dozens of people were injured but miraculously all 103 passengers survived.

Also: A survivor from Hiroshima devotes his life to telling the stories of the American victims of the atom bomb dropped on the city; teams from Australia and New Zealand are coming to the US to help fight wildfires; a researcher uses a leaf-blower to learn how some lizards survived hurricanes Irma and Maria, while others didn鈥檛.

(Image: Smoke billowing from the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 97 passengers and four crew on board at the airport of Durango, in northern Mexico. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Available now

27 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 Aug 2018 05:32GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Aug 2018 04:32GMT
  • Sat 11 Aug 2018 21:32GMT
  • Sun 12 Aug 2018 04:32GMT
  • Sun 12 Aug 2018 10:32GMT
  • Mon 13 Aug 2018 05:32GMT

Free Download

Subscribe to receive every episode automatically

Boston Calling Clips

Big stories, short listens - highlights from Boston Calling

Podcast