Kariba Dam Big Progress (1959)

Title reads: “Kariba Dam - big progress“. Kariba, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia) and Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique). Various shots water gushing from outlets in Kariba Dam. G/V water flowing from the dam. Elevated shot giant transformer on the back of truck coming past camera. C/U bridge shored up to carry weight of transformer, pan up to trailer carrying transformer. Elevated shot truck entering underground power station. C/U workmen watching. Transformer is lifted off off trailer, pan to notice reading “Twelve Feet Wide“. C/U driver of the overhead crane which is lifting the transformer. C/U transformer being moved into position. Elevated shot water gushing from new outlets in the dam wall. Elevated shot in Kariba Dam. 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