East Pakistan - Food Chaos

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1947
Date Released
26 Sep 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: East Pakistan - Food Chaos. DESCRIPTION: Eleven thousand square miles under water and nearly ten million people affected in one of Pakistan’s worst ever flood disasters. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV flooded village in Pakistan. LS ditto. MS people sit on house’s roof above water level. MS people row across river. MS ditto. MS ration of rice handed out. MCU ditto. CU people receive inoculation against cholera and typhoid. MS baby receives inoculation. MS people receive inoculation. GV houses half under water. GV flooded area.
Keywords
Accidents and disasters
Locations
East Pakistan
Footage sources
Pakistan
Card file number
91595
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'East Pakistan - Food Chaos', British Movietone News Issue No. 1947, 26 Sep 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26598 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)