California Floods: Disaster Follows Spring Torrents
California Floods: Disaster Follows Spring Torrents
Clip: 355496_1_1
Year Shot: 1958
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1646
Original Film: 031-028-01
HD: N/A
Location: California
Timecode: 00:20:13 - 00:21:14
Over a week and a half of torrential rains, gale winds, hail and snow leave California suffering from the worst floods in 50 years, with new storms on the way to add to the state's woes. Aerial shot - Flooded farm land and urban areas, some of the houses are sitting on little islands of land that's not flooded. MS - A house where the water is almost reaching the bottom of the windows. MS - A pick-up truck driving through the water its about 2 1/2 to 3 feet. MS - A woman leaves her house, picks up her cat that s sitting on top of a bench on the front porch and starts wading through the water.