East Pakistan - Severe Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1737
Date Released
17 Sep 1962
Date submitted
9 Sep 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: East Pakistan - Severe Floods. DESCRIPTION: Caused by heavy rain, more than 8,000 square miles are inundated by flood waters, and scores of villages have been evacuated. Dacca City, a place of considerable size and importance, has also been hit. Damage to crops is severe, and the loss of livestock serious. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV floods. MS same. (3 shots) houses flooded and turned onto side. MS man by house. MS man and boy sit in doorway. (2 shots) people asleep by tents. MS people walk through water. GV (2 shots) floods to Dacca City. MLS building flooded. (3 shots) homes flooded. MLS people in boat. (2 shots) men in water. MS boy and three cows on raft. MS boys with cows in floods. MCU dog swimming through floods. MCU boy and baby in bowl. MS children sitting on rafts. MS boy walks toward man. MS woman walking through floods. GV (2 shots) pan flooded homes.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
East Pakistan
Footage sources
Pakistan
Card file number
85114
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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'East Pakistan - Severe Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 1737, 17 Sep 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24793 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)