Floods in Japan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1470
Date Released
5 Aug 1957
Date Other
Jul 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Jubilee Jamboree
  2. 2Battle of Flowers
  3. 3Canoe Capers
  4. 4'Ware Ice!
  5. 5Floods in Japan
  6. 6Lollo’s Bambino
  7. 7New Flyweight Champ

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in Japan. DESCRIPTION: In Kyushu, most southerly of Japan’s main islands, over twenty-eight inches of rain fell in twenty-four hours. Vast damage was done and many lost their lives. SHOTLIST: Shot of the high river running fast under a bridge. Shots of ruined buildings. Man standing in doorway with water above ankles. Man walking through the water. Two men in a boat. Shot of ruined building. Bulldozer clearing up the mud. Soldiers watching and digging. People in boat. One man holding a umbrella.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Japan
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
71368
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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