News Briefs: Italian Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1274
Date Released
2 Nov 1953
Date submitted
23 Oct 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italian Floods. DESCRIPTION: Thirty five people lost their lives in the widespread flooding near Raggio in Italy. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Cars along mud covered road. Various shots of havoc wrecked by floods. Cars through water. Boulders strewn in doorways. Ditto a tree. Wrecked houses. CUs typical Italians. Women crying, and grief stricken. Debris in streets. Shots of ruins. Women crying.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Calabria
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
60009
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Italian Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 1274, 2 Nov 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18860 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)