Eruption, Earthquake And Flood (1926)

Japan. Title reads: “Eruption, Earthquake and Flood. Mt. Tokachi bursts out after many years quiescence“. L/S of volcanic mountains and forests, a huge cloud of smoke rises from one mountain top. Various shots of smoke rising from slow moving lava flow. M/S of a railway sleepers sticking vertically out of the track, the metal rails are buckled and curl into air. L/S of swampy landscape with wooden slats making a path crossing it. Panning shot of a man standing beside a river, there are lots fallen trees around him. L/S of lots of men using sticks to clear the river of debris. 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News