News Briefs: Tornado Aftermath

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1227
Date Released
8 Dec 1952
Date submitted
4 Dec 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - South African Tornado. DESCRIPTION: When a tornado recently hit the squatters’ village of Albertynsville near Johannesburg, it flattened it. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV rubble lying about. Various shots of wrecked huts, shacks, buildings etc. Injured being attended to on the spot. Food being issued to the homeless people. Issuing clothing to them.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Weather; Environment; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Johannesburg; Alberteensville
Card file number
58223
Credits:
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Tornado Aftermath', British Movietone News Issue No. 1227, 8 Dec 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18246 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)