15,000 Flee Dyke Burst (1960)

Item title reads - 15,000 flee dyke burst. Amsterdam, Holland. M/S pan to water flowing fast from the burst dyke near Amsterdam. M/S of the breached dyke. L/S huge area around houses flooded and rescuers making their way towards land by punt. L/S of the punt reaches land. M/S pan as elderly man is carried ashore. M/S as a lady is carried through the water. M/S of man bringing a pig onto dry land. M/S pan of boat sailing down street past houses looking for people to rescue. M/S of man helping young child down from open window. M/S pan flooded area around houses. M/S pan of man wading through water with child on his back, rescue raft sails past. M/S woman wading through water with her skirt up round her waist. M/S pan of man standing in small cart with his chickens and being pulled to dry land. M/S rescuer grabbing a chicken which is floating in the water. M/S raft carrying people, heading towards land. M/S pan, person being carried ashore. M/S man with trousers rolled up wading from the water