| Floods Sweep On: More Towns Hit As Others Prepare | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1735 |
| Catalog #: | 429415 | |
| Clip Number: | 429415-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 038-033-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:00:28 - 00:01:29 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Floods LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Midwest | |
| Description: | Like the irresistible force that it is the Mississippi continues to lay waste all in its flooding path. Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin every state along its swollen banks has been devastated, flood crest that hasn't been equaled in a century and the damages are reaching astronomical figures as towns below the flood mark prepare to do battle to the last There has been stories of heroic team work, neighbors helping neighbors, teenagers created a new image of the nations youth working around the clock filling sand bags, filling dykes, evacuating families anything that was a man's job the youngsters did. Aerial of a town and its homes surrounded by the waters of the overflowing Mississippi due to the horrific storms hitting five states. Aerial shot - Flooded homes and boats parked in front of them. Aerial - Some of the houses seem to be untouched by the flooding Mississippi because their on higher ground. MS - Sandbags piled up to keep the water from seeping into the neighborhood. High Angle Shot - A Machine Company and a man outside the company checking out the sandbags. MS - Sandbags piled up high and the remains of water that didn't get into the business area of the town. MS - People shopping in the business area and there are sandbags at the curb side and water in the streets. MS - Down town area cars driving down dried out streets, standbags still piled up to keep the city streets dry. | |
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