| Bogota Earthquake | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1757 |
| Catalog #: | 425686 | |
| Clip Number: | 425686-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-015-02 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Bogota, Colombia | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Cattle ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Sheep DISASTERS: Collapses & Cave-Ins DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Earthquakes DISASTERS: Fires DISASTERS: Survivors DISASTERS: Victims LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Tasmania | |
| Description: | The worst earthquake in half a century rips through Colombia, killing at least 100, injuring some 500. Damage is estimated in the millions. Skyscrapers swayed violently during the two-minute trembler. Light, water, and communications were knocked out. Establishing shot - A brick wall leaning backwards and is broken up, other parts of the brick wall is completely broken apart. MS - Homes completely destroyed, a mount of rubble. CU - A dead body incased in a plastic body bag laying in the aftermath of the quake, a very disturbing sight. MS - An injured man laying on a cot waiting his turn for medical assistance. CU - A car with a smashed in roof. CU - Top part of a Volks Wagon Bug is crushed. Camera panning - The remains of destroyed homes. High Angle Shot - People walking around calculating the loss of lives and the eradication of their property. | |
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