Snow, Ice and Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1338
Date Released
24 Jan 1955
Date submitted
18 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 12
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flooding in France. DESCRIPTION: FRANCE - Across the Channel, it’s a case of floods as the Rivers Marne and Blaise overflow. SHOTLIST: Aerial and large numbers of other ground shots (some close-ups) of flooding in France. Around Paris, the Haute-Marne district and Avignon, showing the bridge. People in various attitudes in boats or lorries or carts being evacuated from the worst stricken areas. One little boy is being towed in wash bowl by his father.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Marne
Footage sources
France
Card file number
62682
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Snow, Ice and Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 1338, 24 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19803 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)