Snow, Ice and Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 12
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rhine Floods. DESCRIPTION: GERMANY - Bonn has suffered severely from the rising waters of the Rhine. SHOTLIST: Mostly aerial views of the Rhine Valley, which has not previously experienced such serious flooding. Some shots within the town of Bonn. (Military stacking sand-bags on river embankment.) Some shots in some other town or village. People being evacuated by various kinds of boats. Ehrenbreinstein Castle. Melhem High Commission Building.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Germany; Koblenz
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
62724
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
98
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/19804 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)