| Monsoon Hits Japan Killing 684 People | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1588 |
| Catalog #: | 352766 | |
| Clip Number: | 352766-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-487-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:41:23 - 00:42:08 | |
| Location: | Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Aid / Relief DISASTERS: Floods DISASTERS: Storms INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Foreign Aid, Food INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Foreign Aid, Medical INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Foreign Aid, Military Support LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 514894 For the second time in a month, Japan is stricken with floods. Monsoon weather spells disaster-over a thousand dead is the grim total. U.S. Planes drop food and supplies to mitigate the disaster. MLS - Flooded village. MCUS - A lone man looking over the flooded valley and homes. MCUS - People in a boat evacuating. MCUS - Japanese people evacuating their village walking down rail road tracks. MS-Camera panning - Devastated area. Aerial shot - US military men doing air drops out of a plane of food and supplies. Aerial shot - Japan's country side, isolated areas. | |
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