Floods In Southern France News In A Nutshell 1935

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Floods in Southern France. Originally part of News in a Nutshell - international news stories in brief.

Bordeaux, Gironde, France.

River Garnonne has burst its banks. Various shots of flooded streets and fields. Road signs and trees stick out of water. Villagers escape rising waters...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
9643
Sort Number:
35/021
Time in/Out:
01:17:04:00 / 01:17:29:00
Canister:
35/21
Film ID:
821.15
Issue Date:
14/03/1935

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