Bucharest Floods

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1418

Date Released

6 Aug 1956

Date Other

Jul 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Suez Crisis
2. 2The Dockers Out Voted
3. 3Graduation Gambols
4. 4A Stranger in the House
5. 5Bucharest Floods
6. 6Burma Earthquake
7. 7Jersey Carnival
8. 8Just Jousting

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bucharest Flooded. DESCRIPTION: Pictures from Roumania, of the heavy flooding, which dislocated life in the capital, after a series of cloud bursts. SHOTLIST: Woman wading through the water. Car driving through the water. Old man wading through the water with his trousers rolled up. Lady wadding through the water. Tram through the water. Horse and cart through the water. MLS policeman on point duty. Policeman steps out of box and into the water and then quickly gets back into his box.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Bucharest; Romania

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

67789

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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