San Francisco earthquake

Title

San Francisco earthquake

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

18 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

President George H.W. Bush has declared the state of California a disaster area (speech excerpt heard) after the massive earthquake. Paul Woodley reports on the latest from America. Includes interview with survivor Glen Cox. For Update programme.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush; Glen Cox

Keywords

California; USA; Earthquakes; Deaths; Emergency services; Natural disasters; San Francisco; Disaster relief; Update (radio programme); San Andreas Fault

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