Ceylon Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1492A
Date Released
9 Jan 1958
Date submitted
7 Jan 1958
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ceylon Floods. DESCRIPTION: From the air it was possible to grasp something of the immensity of Ceylon’s flood calamity. At one time the flood-waters engulfed almost half the island. Loss of life and damage to property has been on an unparalleled scale. In three days, disaster came to over two million people in three provinces. The tragedy was caused by exceptionally heavy rain and the overflowing of reservoirs. SHOTLIST: Aerial floods. GV swollen river. Aerial floods. Closer aerial. Ground level floods. Water through trees. MS collapsed bridge. GV floods. CU damage. GV floods. People queuing up for clothing. Aftermath of floods.
Keywords
Weather; Environment; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Ceylon
Footage sources
United Press [UP]
Card file number
72494
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ceylon Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 1492A, 9 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22129 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)