| Turkish Disaster: Thousands Killed In Vast Earthqauake | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1751 |
| Catalog #: | 426188 | |
| Clip Number: | 426188-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-070-01 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Eastern Turkey | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Queue (Line), Food DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Earthquakes DISASTERS: Victims LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Turkey | |
| Description: | Over three thousand people are killed in eastern Turkey in the worst earthquake in 23 years. Some 139 villages are totally destroyed. The area hit borders on Russia, Iran, and Iraq. United States Air Force planes bring in doctors and supplies. Mother with child Agony Establishing shot - Aftermath of the earthquake and most of the homes are leveled. CUS - Structural damages to homes. MCUS - Rescue workers digging in the ruins. ECUS - An old Turkish man. MS - Rescue workers clearing away bricks. MS - Turkish Army field hospital, people queue in line for medical assistance. MS - People sitting up on medical cots, doctor standing with his patients. CUS - Nurse and doctor giving first aide to a man's injured face. CU - Little girl, her face has been cut up by falling debris. MS - Man being attended to by a female doctor. CU - Bags of rice. CU - Woman holding her crying child. MS - People queued up receiving rations from rescue workers. MS - Tents set up to shelter the homeless and injured survivors. CU - Smiling mother holding her little boy. High Angle Shot - Camera panning a demolished village. | |
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