Too Much Rain in Rio

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1911A
Date Released
20 Jan 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Too Much Rain in Rio. DESCRIPTION: The heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the history of the former capital of Brazil. Sixteen inches of rain in three days caused a terrible disaster in Rio de Janeiro. At least 30,000 are homeless and over 300 bodies have been recovered. But hundreds were still missing. SHOTLIST: GV flood water rushing through streets. Pan ditto. Pan ditto. Pan landslide. Pan rescue workers digging. MS ditto. MS rescue workers clearing rubble away. MS rescue workers strapping body on stretcher. MS rescue workers carrying stretcher down landslide. MS wrecked house. TS ditto. MCU man being injected against typhus. MCU woman being injected against typhus. MCU ditto. MCU child being fed. MS traffic moving through flood water. Pan flood water rushing through streets.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Brazil; Rio de Janeiro
Footage sources
France
Card file number
90689
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Too Much Rain in Rio', British Movietone News Issue No. 1911A, 20 Jan 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26296 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)