Pakistani Deaths In Thousands
Pakistani Deaths In Thousands
Clip: 426640_1_1
Year Shot: 1965
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1736
Original Film: 038-041-02
HD: N/A
Location: Pakistan
Timecode: 00:02:24 - 00:03:18
One of the worst disasters in history hits East Pakistan. A cyclone and wind-fed tidal waves battered the countryside with unbelievable devastation. 12,000 known dead - with fears the toll will reach 30,000. Pakistan Aftermath in Pakistan resulting from the deadly winds and tidal waves, MS - Homes smashed to smithereens people digging through the rubble. LS - Debris in the harbor of smashed boats. LS - Power lines downed and a few people walking down the street. MS - Metal power bent in half. MS - Trees up-rooted. MS - Two men hands awing a tree limb. MS - Children picking up whatever is salvageable from a flooded street. MS - Twisted trees intermingled with smashed up houses and boats.