American Floods (1952)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Floods in Midwest United States of America (Missouri River). (American newsreel item with commentary.) General view of flooded Missouri. General view of flooded area, showing partly submerged cars. L/S of water-surrounded house. Bulldozer shoring up banks of swollen river. Man making temporary dyke from sandbags, carrying sandbags and dropping them onto dyke. L/S of houses in Sioux City, Iowa. General view of floating flotsam on river. M/S of men loading luggage onto train at south Sioux City, Nebraska. M/S of people about to board train. M/S of train pulling out of station towards camera. General view of city from railway bridge. C/U of floodwaters from bridge. General view of city from bridge. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES