West Country - After the Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1710
Date Released
12 Mar 1962
Date submitted
8 Mar 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: After the Floods. DESCRIPTION: Gales and high seas added their quota to the many trials of this grim Winter. The West Country suffered the worst of this onslaught, notably Penzance and Newlyn as well as other places in Cornwall and in Devon. The extensive damage done was the result of the combined operation by 80-miles-an-hour squalls and an exceptionally high tide. Fifty families had to leave their homes, and the damage is estimated at tens of thousands of pounds. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV heavy seas (5) GV wreckage on promenade. MS ditto. CU sign Road Closed. MS clearing up debris (4 shots). GV ditto. CU name County Fire Brigade. MS pumping water from house - pan firemen. MS row of houses heavily damaged. GV wrecked hull of boat washed up high and dry. MS ditto. GV wreckage in street.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
England
Footage sources
Plymouth Films
Card file number
84031
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
Film clip

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'West Country - After the Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 1710, 12 Mar 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24542 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)