Autumn Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2372A
Date Released
21 Nov 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in Hungary. DESCRIPTION: Heavy rain causes havoc to the sugar beet crops and subsequent floods cause many people to be made homeless. SHOTLIST: SV truck having difficulty driving up flooded mud track in field. SV reflection in wing mirror of harvester having trouble in soggy field. SV pan ditto (not in wing mirror). CU wheel pan to back wheel skidding in mud. SV tractor towing truck loaded with sugar beet across field. SV pan truck loaded with sugar beet. GV flooded street. SCU floodwater in street, aerial shot flooded area. SV pan 2 motor cyclists on bike driving through flooded road. SV reflection in wing mirror of lorry driving through water. GV pan damaged houses in flood water.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weather; Agriculture; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Hungary
Card file number
74/302
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Autumn Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 2372A, 21 Nov 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30560 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)