Tragedy of the Dam

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1545A
Date Released
15 Jan 1959
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragedy of the Dam. DESCRIPTION: The bursting of a near-by dam, and the overwhelming flood of water that swept down through the gorge on to Riba de Lago brought grim tragedy to this small Spanish town. It happened at night and over 200 of the inhabitants were reported missing. Only a few of the dead had as yet been found. A girl, who was away on a visit when the dam burst, returned to find her home and parents gone. SHOTLIST: Scene of devastation (key). GV scene. LS wrecked buildings. LS church. Wrecked buildings. MS dog pan to wrecked buildings. MS rescuers reaching through ruin. Another angle same. SCU rescuer at work. Rescuers at work. LS sacks of wheat being dropped from building. Pan shot - workers carry sack past camera. MS workers place object on ground. CU object. MS dejected woman looks on. Closer - same. GV wrecked village.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
Spain
Footage sources
France
Card file number
76024
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tragedy of the Dam', British Movietone News Issue No. 1545A, 15 Jan 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22810 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)