Floods In Italy (1949)

Unissued / Unused material. Floods in northern and central Italy. MS man with donkey cart loaded with possessions making way up muddy hill path. MS family pushing handcart up hill path. MS man resting under umbrella. LS pan over flooded plain near Bologna, pan to men building defence wall. Elevated MS car driving through water. MS water swirling along. MS flood water surging round sign board - ’Castel Bolognese’. LS travel shot flooded countryside. MS man walking through water, carrying boots in hand and with a bale of straw balanced on head. MS man carrying dog through flood. MS chickens gathered on pile of rubble. MS water racing along. MS stream of water flowing into street. MS’s the bridge near Montelupo, which has been damaged by flood. MS three officials who have come to assess the damage. LS boat load of people travelling over flooded area. LS’s flooded street. MS water racing down street. LS water racing down street man on horseback seen in background. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM