| Twin Typhoons Strike Japan | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1752 |
| Catalog #: | 426063 | |
| Clip Number: | 426063-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-079-02 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Tyoko, Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck DISASTERS: Cyclones / Hurricanes DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Floods DISASTERS: Survivors LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan, Tokyo | |
| Description: | More than 300 people killed or missing and property damage in the millions as twin typhoons smash Tokyo and other parts of southern Japan. U.S. military bases are severely damaged but no Americans are reported hurt. Winds are clocked at 200 miles per hour. Establishing shot - The aftermath of ships that were in the Pacific Ocean and didn't quite survive the two typhoon that hit them. CUS - Sunken ships. MS - Fourteen ships were capsized or driven ashore. MS - The ship Jutoku Maru that was driven ashore. MS - Another ship that has sunk, the top is sticking out of the water. MS - The aftermath of the tow tropical systems that made landfall, everything was badly damaged or destroyed. MS - A group of people looking through the wreckage trying to salvage anything that they can. MS - Homes that were knocked down by the 115 MPH winds. CUS - The twisted thatched roof. MS - People outside their homes looking through the aftermath after blinding winds and torrential rains that was irreversible in it's destructive power. MS - A car that was caught up in a land slide ending up up-side-down. MS - The US Military assisting Japan's Military in any type of recovery. There were 300 people dead or missing over 700 missing. | |
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