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Thousands Flee Canadian Flood Waters
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keywords: canada, natural disasters, floodwaters, flooding
Synopsis: Raging floodwaters in Winnipeg Canada have crested the banks inundating most of the city in a sea of water forcing thousands to flee to higher ground...(read more)
- Date: 1950
- Duration: 00:02:17
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Canada
Thousands Flee Canadian Flood Waters
With the rampaging Red River rising to new flood crests, Winnipeg, Canada is in dire straits. Flood waters are inundating the greater part of the city forcing thousands to flee for their lives. Volunteer workers build sandbag dikes, but as the flood crest hits the city, fears are raised that Winnipeg is doomed. Shows patients being evacuated from King George Hospital by boat. Various scenes of the flooded homes.
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- Newsreels: 1950 - May 15
