Disaster Aftermath

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2165
Date Released
30 Nov 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Disaster Aftermath. DESCRIPTION: Harrowing pictures bring home the dreadful carnage wreaked by the typhoon disaster in East Pakistan. Despite the world wide relief effort many survivors are still near to starvation. SHOTLIST: 3 aerial views disaster area. Aerial sequence of dead bodies scattered about ground shot sequence ditto. Aerial view disaster area. 2 shots mass of people surge towards camera as helicopter lands. SCU man in crowd pointing to his mouth. SV man patting his belly. Aerial view as helicopter takes off over massed crowds.
Keywords
Weather; Environment; Aviation; Death; Foreign aid; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
East Pakistan
Footage sources
Pakistan
Card file number
96578
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Disaster Aftermath', British Movietone News Issue No. 2165, 30 Nov 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28595 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)