San Francisco earthquake

Title

San Francisco earthquake

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:38

Description

The aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of magnitude 6.8, in which at least 271 people lost their lives, is now becoming clearer. Patrick Cox is a British journalist living in Oakland across the bay from San Francisco. He tells James Matthews about how people are turning their thoughts to re-building their lives and the feeling of solidarity amongst the residents. Audio level low.

Contributors

James Matthews; Patrick Cox

Keywords

USA; Earthquakes; Deaths; San Francisco

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