Floods (1948)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Cuts from newsreel 48/67 - floods in north of England - Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. M/Ss of floods swirling past camera. Various shots of flooded areas - countryside, railway embankment holding back floods, railway sleepers, railway bridge swept away by floods. General view of inside of wrecked blanket mill. M/S of house with outside wall swept away. L/S ship which has been beached by the flood water. Man shovelling mud away from door of house. Men loading furniture onto trailers or lorries. L/S of railway lines over flooded area. C/U of railway line with river flowing below. L/S of water rushing past farm house. L/S of railway bridge with supports swept away. M/S of women washing cups outside in a river. General views of flooded countryside. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVI