Floods In Austria 1938

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Austria.

Various shots of extreme floods sweeping through towns in Austria around the Northern Alps. A tree is knocked down by a powerful surge of water. German soldiers work to build defences against the water. People walk along a muddy gangway over the river to get to safety. Raging torrents...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17213
Sort Number:
38/045
Time in/Out:
01:04:11:00 / 01:04:51:00
Canister:
38/45
Film ID:
969.03
Issue Date:
06/06/1938

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