| Landslide: Part Of Canadian Town Is Buried | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1611 |
| Catalog #: | 353734 | |
| Clip Number: | 353734-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-727-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:15:23 - 00:16:28 | |
| Location: | Canada, Quebec | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Landslides LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Quebec | |
| Description: | A freak of nature brings disaster to a small Quebec town when an underground river cuts an area 40 feet long, 1,000 feet wide. The earth gave way, engulfing houses and businesses, ruining the town's 2-century-old church and Bishop's Palace, and killing 3. Establishing shot - Looking at a town that was totally demolished with only a few building haphazardly standing, a man standing in silence trying to take in the scene. MLS/WA - Camera panning the little town of Nicolett nothing much left of the town. MCUS - A huge sink hole where buildings are at the bottom of it somehow surviving the drop and still managing to stand. CUS - Bishops Palace which is severely damaged and can never be repaired. OHMLS - Two people digging in the rubble and the roof of a car that is buried by the ton of dirt. Truly a freak of nature. Despite this amount of destruction only three persons lost their lives. | |
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