| NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - DISASTROUS FLOODS IN THE FEN COUNTRY | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6329 |
| Catalog #: | 253385 | |
| Clip Number: | 253385-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 37/23 | |
| Timecode: | 01:18:56 - 01:23:32 | |
| Location: | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Floods LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - DISASTROUS FLOODS IN THE FEN COUNTRY Fen Country (Lincolnshire). Various shots of the disastrous floods across towns and countryside - travelling shots. Train is seen moving through the deep water. People evacuating from houses, carrying belongings. Men working on the river bank - trying to stop the water with sandbags and small boats. Army comes to help them. More shots of the houses under water. Family evacuating from their home into small wooden boat. Sound disappears at (01:20:15) and the rest of item is mute. This footage may not belong to the same story - countryside looks different. Various shots of the countryside under water - aerials. Several windmills seen. Various shots of the people trying to stop the water. More shots of the land under water. | |
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