Hong Kong Hurricane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1735A
Date Released
6 Sep 1962
Date submitted
5 Sep 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Hurricane. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show Hong Kong after it was swept by the typhoon Wanda: tumbled buildings and wreckages everywhere, ships lifted clear of the water, and 45,000 people homeless. The terrible wind also brought torrential rains, which added to the difficulties of the authorities who did all they could to help. More than 600 people are injured, and so far, 123 have lost their lives. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV junks. MS overturned motor launch. GV overturned ship. GV pan ferry. GV pan street and muck. MS motor launch. (3 shots) wrecked cars. MS car overturned. MS cars. MS fallen railings. MS big tree fallen. (2 shots) flooded ground. GV wreckages. MS wreckages. (4 shots) people climbing wreckages. MS pan bodies. CU pan down man and boy. GV damage.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
85057
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hong Kong Hurricane', British Movietone News Issue No. 1735A, 6 Sep 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24781 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)