Typhoon!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1583
Date Released
5 Oct 1959
Date submitted
2 Oct 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jap Typhoon. DESCRIPTION: The full fury of typhoon Vera was striking the Japanese island of Honshu. The wind’s reported to have reached a force of over 150 miles an hour, the most devastating typhoon ever recorded in Japan. A 7,000 ton British freighter was hurled ashore, when a tidal wave hit the coast. Destruction was appalling: over a million people are homeless, over 3,000 dead, many thousands missing, and twelve thousand injured. The area round Nagoya suffered most heavily. SHOTLIST: No Dope received.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weather; Environment; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Japan
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
78270
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Typhoon!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1583, 5 Oct 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23251 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)