Flood

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1558
Date Released
13 Apr 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods. DESCRIPTION: Five cyclones, one after another, accompanied by tremendous rainfall, and it looks as if half Madagascar is under water! Acres of plantations were submerged, towns and villages in-undated, and tens of thousands of people homeless. SHOTLIST: GV pan - Madagascar flood scene. Flood scene. Running water. LS building surrounded by water. Closer - same. MS people knee deep in water. MS local climbing wreckage. Semi GV flooded street. People carry belongings along street. MS car into water. BS truck into water. GV street - flooded - pan to various buildings. CU buildings on fire. Water rushing by. Crowds on bridge. Building collapsing.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Madagascar
Footage sources
France
Card file number
76863
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Flood', British Movietone News Issue No. 1558, 13 Apr 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22964 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)