Bucharest Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1418
Date Released
6 Aug 1956
Date Other
Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bucharest Flooded. DESCRIPTION: Pictures from Roumania, of the heavy flooding, which dislocated life in the capital, after a series of cloud bursts. SHOTLIST: Woman wading through the water. Car driving through the water. Old man wading through the water with his trousers rolled up. Lady wadding through the water. Tram through the water. Horse and cart through the water. MLS policeman on point duty. Policeman steps out of box and into the water and then quickly gets back into his box.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Bucharest; Romania
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
67789
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bucharest Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 1418, 6 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21099 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)