From the producers of "Dateline," NBC's new series "Survival Mode" will give viewers an inside look at some of the largest and most recent disasters through accounts from those who lived through them.

*Above video: Joplin students share their memories of May 22nd, 2011 JOPLIN, Mo. — A primetime series telling stories of survival focuses its premiere episode on the May 22, 2011 tornado, and features ...

At least 116 are dead and nearly 30 percent of city damaged. May 23, 2011 — -- Rescue efforts are under way as residents of Joplin, Mo., try to pick up the pieces of their lives after a ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — NBC debuted “Survival Mode” on Monday, a new limited series that features firsthand accounts during recent destructive natural disasters across the country. The series first episode ...