Earthquake Hits Yugoslav City Of Skopje (1963)

Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. Title reads ’Yugoslav City Hit by Violent Earthquake’. Various shots of the wrecked buildings and smashed cars as a result of the violent earthquake which has ruined the town of Skopje. Various shots of the rescue teams digging through rubble. The victims, some still alive, are dragged out of the rubble. Emotional scenes are witnessed as the relatives and friends meet them after some of them have been buried alive for a few days. Various shots of the injured being treated in small first aid post. Various shots of the more critically injured people being loaded onto a plane for hospital attention. Various shots of President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito touring the stricken area. (Comb. F.G.) Date found in the old record - 29/07/1963. 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 VISIT