Floods Swamp Britain

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
49/19
Date Released
7 Mar 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fireworks by Boy Boxers
  2. 2Rich Widow Mystery: Man Accused
  3. 3Floods Swamp Britain
  4. 4Scotland Honours Royalty

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
80 mile an hour gales lash Britain’s coasts, putting acres of Eastern Counties under water. At Snettisham, Norfolk, Army ducks and transports rescue villagers from marooned houses. In Skegness, a blizzard follows up damage to sea front, and at Hunstanton £50,000 worth of damage is done to the promenade. In London, the Thames sweeps through the Embankment.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
London; England; Norfolk
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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