The Pacific Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1617
Date Released
30 May 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pacific Disaster. DESCRIPTION: The Pacific port on Concepcion in Chile has suffered the worst series of earthquakes in all its history. Details of the damage cannot reveal the extent of the disaster, in which the mounting death roll soars into thousands with hundreds of thousands homeless. The repercussions of disaster in Chile spread far and wide across the Pacific Ocean. Here, at Hilo in Hawaii, some 7,000 miles away, lives were lost and great damage done, when a tidal wave struck. Australia, New Zealand and Japan were also hit by the wave. SHOTLIST: GV devastated buildings. SLS people walking amongst rubble. SLS same. LS church with crooked spire. MS same. MS people on broken bridge. MS same. MS the bent framework of a house. Slip pan. LS people on dock side in Hilo. MS same. MS two men carrying their personal belongings. MS wrecked car. MS wreckage (2). MS woman with blankets skirts wreckage. LS sagging building. MS men getting into boat. MS interior of house man examines wreckage. MS wreckage. LS same. MS same.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Chile; Hawaii
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
80225
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Pacific Disaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 1617, 30 May 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23623 (Accessed 25 Aug 2025)