News Briefs: Flood Recovery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1264A
Date Released
27 Aug 1953
Date submitted
Aug 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flood Recovery. DESCRIPTION: The receding flood water in Holland has left another problem - mud. A general clean-up is carried out by Dutch girls. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Mud. LS street covered in mud and refuse. Various shots of mud and rubbish. Dutch girls in overalls set out with buckets and equipment to clean streets and houses. Shots of girls spraying windows, pews in church etc., clean. Spraying walls. Dutch people survey progress made.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Women; Environment; Industry and manufacture; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Netherlands; Zeeland
Footage sources
France
Card file number
59606
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Flood Recovery', British Movietone News Issue No. 1264A, 27 Aug 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18710 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)