Too Much Rain. Floods in Ireland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1596
Date Released
4 Jan 1960
Date submitted
31 Dec 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1India’s Giant Project
  2. 2Australian Contest
  3. 3A Plane of the Future
  4. 4Too Much Rain. Welsh Hill Moves
  5. 5Too Much Rain. Floods in Ireland
  6. 61960 Arrives

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Too Much Rain - Floods in Ireland. DESCRIPTION: They’ve had too much rain in Ireland as well. Our pictures show what the overflowing of the river Shannon had done in the Athlone area. As the cameraman flew over to get a comprehensive picture of the situation, the floods were still rising. SHOTLIST: Aerial - Flooded countryside (3). LS flooded farmhouse. Pan cattle. Pan hay stacks. Pan - road flooded sign. Flooded farmhouse. Flooded countryside.
Keywords
Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
Republic of Ireland
Card file number
78988
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Vincent Corcoran
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
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