Italian Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2158A
Date Released
15 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Italian Floods
  2. 2Windsor Charity Walk
  3. 3Brass Bands Contest
  4. 4World Individual Speedway Title

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italian Floods. DESCRIPTION: Italy’s worst floods for two years claim at least 25 lives. Officials feared the death toll could rise after searches were completed. After two days of heavy rain along the Italian Riviera, rivers break their banks. Genoa, the country’s largest seaport bears the brunt - houses, bridges and roads are swept away and cars tossed about like toys. SHOTLIST: GV pan flooded river. CU floodwater pan up to GV river at normal level with debris in b/g. CU pan debris pan to river. GV pan debris pan to river. GV pan ditto. T/S towards car on top of each other in street. SV pan ditto. SV wrecked car smashed into wall. CU pan wrecked car. LV people sort debris. SV pan people clean furniture outside house. LV pan interior wrecked offices. SV pan settee & furniture alongside wrecked cars. GV rescuers in street. CU demolished signpost. LV pan wrecked cars in street. CU ditto. LV SV GV of ditto. SV people clean up mud. LV rescuers & debris in street. SV cars piled up. LV pan river & washed away bridge. LV pan large lorries wrecked. GV from wreckage in street to collapsed buildings. SV ditto. SV pan wrecked buildings. SV people in street. GV showing subsidence from buildings. LV mass of earth in roadway. GV debris & cars in street.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Italy; Genoa
Footage sources
France
Card file number
96445
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
174
Story extras:
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