| 15 Die, 60 Injured: Twister Smashes Kansas Town | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1648 |
| Catalog #: | 355626 | |
| Clip Number: | 355626-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 031-047-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:38:47 - 00:38:39 | |
| Location: | El Dorado, Kansas | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Tornado LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Kansas | |
| Description: | At least 15 are known to be dead and 60 injured in the wake of an El Dorado, Kansas tornado. Havoc is wrought to a 3-block wide, mile long area. Striking so swiftly and with such ferocity that some 250 houses were practically leveled. The shattered town and the aftermath of the tornado. MS - Night time a bull dozer pushing the remains of a home in a pile. MS - Dead people wrapped up in blankets laid out on a floor. Aerial shot - Every home is leveled except for a few that weren't touched by the tornado. MS - Car on the side of the road laying on its roof and rubble in the back ground. MCUS - The remains of a car that was tosses about and landed up-right. OHS - A demolished home and a tree that is really bent over. | |
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