News Scene: Wales Again, and the Threat of Another Aberfan Disaster as Faults are Discovered in the Lluest Wen Dam. Emergency Pumps Reduce the Level of the 242 Million Gallon Dams as 2,000 Homes are Evacuated in the Valley Below.

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2120
Date Released
19 Jan 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1In the Air
  2. 2News Scene: The End of an Era in a City Which Has Enjoyed Electric Traction as a Feature of Its Life Since 1902
  3. 3News Scene: Wales Again, and the Threat of Another Aberfan Disaster as Faults are Discovered in the Lluest Wen Dam. Emergency Pumps Reduce the Level of the 242 Million Gallon Dams as 2,000 Homes are Evacuated in the Valley Below.
  4. 4Fashion. Shoes
  5. 5Fashion. Haute Couture

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
News Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dangerous Reservoir. SHOTLIST: GV pan reservoir in the Rhondda Vallies. GV dam. MCU sign Private - keep out. GV operations to avert disaster. MCU pipe protruding from the ground. 2 GVs a stream that feeds the dam, MS officials, men trying to push bogged down air compressor, men pulling ditto. GVs water being pumped from pipes, pipes leading from reservoir, MS man climbing on pipes. GV 2 shots water being pumped through pipes.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Locations
Wales; United Kingdom; Maerdy
Card file number
95533
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
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