Eighty-Five Boats Clear Weed-Clogged Congo River

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2705
Date Released
31 Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
Four hundred and fifty men make war on obstructing water hyacinth.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Pollution
Locations
Leopoldville; Kinshasa
Library number
25579
Length of story (in feet)
93

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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'Eighty-Five Boats Clear Weed-Clogged Congo River', British Paramount News Issue No. 2705, 31 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/47131 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)