Zambesi Floods

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1512

Date Released

26 May 1958

Date submitted

22 May 1958

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3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Zambesi Floods. DESCRIPTION: Portuguese East Africa suffered severely: the Zambesi river was creating flood-level records. Whole towns and villages were under water. That crisis is over. But the situation at Kariba is still critical. Engineers plan to empty the Coffer dam in order to save it. Steel towers are being put up to carry power 250 miles, from Kariba to Kitwe. (This is the station at present distributing power from the Congo.) It’s a race against time, for when power from the Congo’s cut off, it must be switched on from Kariba. SHOTLIST: Aerial view floods. Same. GV Kariba Dam. Pan same. MS pan dam being built. GV dam. GV Kitwe Power Plant. MS electrical pylons. MS same. Pan up pylon. MS men working on pylon. MS girder being raised. CU men hoisting girder. GV pylon. CU men working. GV pylons.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Environment; Industry and manufacture; Accidents and disasters; Engineering

Locations

Portuguese East Africa

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

73851

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

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