India

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

97

Date Released

15 Mar 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1India
2. 2New Zealand
3. 3Russia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Homeless victims of Bengal cyclone are fed from relief kitchens. Medical services act quickly to prevent the spread of cholera; daily supply of milk to children. Shots of the same scene four months later - havoc still evident. Looms and yarns are loaned to workers in order to resume their trades.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Accidents and disasters

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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