Kariba Dam Overwhelmed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1506
Date Released
14 Apr 1958
Date submitted
3 Apr 1958
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kariba Dam Overwhelmed. DESCRIPTION: The Zambesi River has again burst into the news; by breaking all flood records, in its turbulent history. Over the Victoria Falls, spectacular: irresistible: disastrous. Disastrous: for the man-made project at Kariba: where the coffer-dam was almost submerged. SHOTLIST: Top shot rushing water. Side shot same. Pan down river. MS house at base of river. MS water swirling round dam. Top shot same. Rushing water. MS footbridge. GV same. Water rushing past camera. MS water being sucked into hole. Top shot destroyed footbridge. Pan along river dam. CU rushing waters. Same.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Locations
Rhodesia; Zambesi River; Kariba
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
73303
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Kariba Dam Overwhelmed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1506, 14 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22328 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)