Belize - Hurricane Havoc

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1692
Date Released
6 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Belize - Hurricane Havoc. DESCRIPTION: Flying over Belize, the capital of British Honduras, it’s heart-rending to see the terrible havoc wrought by hurricane Hattie. Out of a population of about 30,000, it’s estimated that over 15,000 have been made homeless. The death roll is not yet known. Supplies were not long in being flown in by Britain and America. Help of every kind was urgently needed, for all local services were out of action. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS pan Belize. GV pan same. GV Belize. MS pan Belize after hurricane. GV people in street. MS supplies from plane. MS same coming of truck. MCU people (2 shots). MS women and baby (2 shots). GV pan Belize after hurricane.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Belize; British Honduras
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
83423
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Belize - Hurricane Havoc', British Movietone News Issue No. 1692, 6 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24351 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)