British rescue workers return from Armenia
- Title
- British rescue workers return from Armenia
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 20 Dec 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:03:13
- Description
- John Alcock reports from Heathrow Airport, London, on the return of more than 20 British firefighters following the earthquake in Spitak, Armenia (07/12/88), which killed at least 25,000 people. Includes interviews with firemen involved in the rescue effort: Norman Roundell; Jeremy Beech; Malcolm Crisp; Joe Bishop.
- Contributors
- John Alcock; Norman Roundell; Jeremy Beech; Malcolm Crisp; Joe Bishop
- Keywords
- Earthquakes; Emergency services; UK; Great Britain; USSR; Fire services; Search and rescue operations; Armenia; Spitak earthquake (1988); Spitak
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LBC/IRN, "British rescue workers return from Armenia". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0011700331008 (Accessed 21 Jun 2025)