Flood Havoc

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1578A

Date Released

3 Sep 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flood Havoc
2. 2What’s the Weather Like?
3. 3A Six-Year Cruise
4. 4Presidential Progress

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flood Havoc. DESCRIPTION: A very heavy rainfall in the hill-country caused the Tangri river to overflow, bringing real distress to many villages. Twenty of them have been affected, and some twelve hundred houses have collapsed. Their inhabitants have had to get out. SHOTLIST: GV floods (key). GV floods (2). MS ruined houses. MS same (2). LS tents. MS flood victims. MS children. MS family enter tent. MS people. MS old man. CU old woman. SCU mother with child. MS people. MS same. GV floods.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters

Locations

India

Card file number

78032

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Pat Mohan

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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