Earthquake in India: Buried Alive

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

History, Society & Culture, Wilderness, Sports, Documentary

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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A young master’s student studying in the US travels back to India to visit loved ones. It’s a welcome break from his studies. But one morning Viral Dalal is awoken - suddenly and violently - by a devastating earthquake. Trapped in a coffin-sized air pocket beneath the rubble, all Viral can do is scratch at the walls of his concrete tomb with a tiny scrap of metal. As the hours turn into days, he will cling onto hope… A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at support@noiser.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.9	It's January the 28th, 2001.
1:09.2	Amid the sun-drenched plains of northwest India stands the historic
1:14.1	walled city of Boogh. Famed for its rich cultural heritage and the grand
1:20.3	beauty of its architecture, Boge boasts an impressive array of ornate royal
1:24.7	palaces, sacred temples, and lushly planted gardens.
1:30.3	But today, the city lies in ruins.
1:37.3	48 hours ago, an earthquake, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the state of Gujarat.
1:49.0	Across the region, people were looking forward to celebrating India's Republic Day, commemorating the birth of the country as an independent nation.
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