Appalling Flood Disaster

Series

Series Name

Pathe Super Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1692

Date Released

10 Mar 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Equine Heavyweight Aristocrats
2. 2The Light Blues
3. 3Nature - in One of Her Rarest Moods
4. 4Life’s Work for Women Crowned
5. 5Appalling Flood Disaster
6. 6Joy Unconfirmed
7. 7National Cross-Country Championship
8. 8Hull City Versus Newcastle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

Hundreds killed, 10,000 homeless, as swollen river Tarn sweeps through, destroying towns and villages of rich wine districts of south west France.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Montauban

Footage sources

Paris
Pathe News America

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