Canada’s Worst Floods Continue

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1094
Date Released
22 May 1950
Date submitted
18 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Soccer - England a Avenge B
  2. 2Atlantic 12 Build for Peace
  3. 3New Lung for Subs
  4. 4Canada’s Worst Floods Continue
  5. 5Aviation
  6. 6Queen Victoria Arrives by Plane
  7. *In Rome
  8. *Scottish Salmon Fishing
  9. *Passion Play

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canada’s Worst Floods Continue. DESCRIPTION: Winnipeg’s hospital cases provide one of the most difficult problems in Canada’s colossal flood. Over a third of Winnipeg’s population had left by the middle of May and the flood still continued. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of floods. Flooded water around hospital, patients being evacuated from same in craft. People evacuating their houses, crowds at railway station arrive by the train, shots of evacuees boarding trains. Elevated shot stranded train across main line. Aerial of floods. Men form "chain" passing sandbags along. Post showing depth of water.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Canada; Winnipeg
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
53757
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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