Duke Visits Flood Disaster Area and Scavengers at Dump

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
68/58
Date Released
18 Jul 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
The Somerset town which caught the full force of the recent floods was visited by the Duke of Edinburgh who saw mopping-up operations. But at Lawrence Weston, site of Bristol Corporation’s rubbish tip, the danger of infection and disease was very real as scavengers salvaged flood damage goods despite medical warning that they could be contaminated by sewage.
Keywords
Royalty; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Pensford
Credits:
Camera
William Nixon
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Duke Visits Flood Disaster Area and Scavengers at Dump', Pathe News Issue No. 68/58, 18 Jul 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/113166 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)