Ida Has a Mudbath

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1837
Date Released
17 Aug 1964
Date Other
Aug 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Hong Kong Ida Has a Mudbath. DESCRIPTION: Ida was the name given to the second typhoon to hit Hong Kong this year. She brought torrential rains, which washed a whole hillside down onto the buildings below. Over six thousand people had to leave their homes. Emergency housing and meal services were laid on. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Pan sand to cliff. Pan sand cliff to block of flats covered in sand. Pan mud in streets. CU shoes in mud. MCU man struggling in mud. MS people carried to safety. CU feet walking through mud. MS children evacuated. MS people carried to lorry. MS same in lorry. CU sign Kwan Tong Community Centre. CU children handed food. CU helper. CU children. CU mud being shovelled away. LS mud scraped away. CU woman watching. MCU liquid mud scraped down steps. CU children laughing. Pan mud being cleared to block of flats.
Keywords
Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Government of Hong Kong
Card file number
88715
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ida Has a Mudbath', British Movietone News Issue No. 1837, 17 Aug 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25643 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)