| Angry Waters Hit Texas And Canada | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1748 |
| Catalog #: | 426262 | |
| Clip Number: | 426262-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-036-01 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Dalas, Texas Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CITY PLANNING: Development DISASTERS: Floods DISASTERS: Rescues DISASTERS: Storms DISASTERS: Survivors LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Texas, Dallas WEATHER: Rain WEATHER: Storms WEATHER: Wind | |
| Description: | Raging floods cover a wide area of North America from the Gulf Coast to Canada. Torrential rains batter the Dallas - Fort Worth area inflicting death and damage in the millions. In Canada, their latest anti-flood tool is plastic "wrapping" for houses and dikes. Establishing shot - Cars at a stop sign as torrential rains pour down. POV - Passenger seat of a car, windshield wipers of the car are tuned on. MS - Car driving down a semi-flooded street. MS - Raging river that has overflowed its banks. MS - Water marker shows that the river has risen 5 1/2 feet above flood level. MS - A dog sitting on a porch. MS - A young boy swimming down a street. MS - Downtown Texas, light traffic moving in the rain. MS - An telephone cracked by the weight of the water logged wood and blown over. Canada: Aerial shot of a very flooded town. Homes are surrounded by flood water. MS - The Reo River in Canada completely flooded over a bridge. MS - Seven to eight people in a fishing boat being taken to safety. MS - In a small Winnipeg Canadian town people prepared themselves by wrapping their houses in polyurethane plastic wrap. MS - One small home that has been lifted off its foundation by the water. MS - National Guard, has piled up sand bags trying to keep the water out of the residential area of the town. Aerial shot - Town is in the process of building a massive flood way to divert future flood waters. | |
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