Appalling Flood Disasters

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1488

Date Released

26 Mar 1928

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1I’ve a Hundred Boiled Shirts
2. 2Giant German All-Metal Monoplane
3. 3What Wonders Will You Show Me Next
4. 4Appalling Flood Disasters
5. 5Saved from the Sea
6. 6The Varsity Sports
7. 7Headship of the River
8. 8The Cup for Yorkshire This Year
9. 9The Opening of Lloyds

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

500 persons drowned, damage estimated at seven million pounds as St Francis Reservoir bursts, releasing 1,300,000,000 gallons of water.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America

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