Athens - Flood Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1693
Date Released
13 Nov 1961
Date submitted
8 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athens - Flood Disaster. DESCRIPTION: The storm that struck Athens in the hours of darkness was the worst disaster of the kind suffered by the city for years. The deluge of rain that followed the cyclone had flooded most of the low-lying suburbs. Many houses collapsed, thousands were flooded, and many people had been trapped in them. Thirty-nine people are reported to have lost their lives. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS waves hit the beach walls. MLS same. CU tree wavering in the wind. MLS bus driving through water. MS car in roadway. MS men digging in the water. LS flooded street. MLS another. MS lorry driving through water. MS families walking in flooded streets. LS flooded street.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Athens; Greece
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
83435
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Athens - Flood Disaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 1693, 13 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24360 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)