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Floods Around the Anglia Region

1969 , Blakeney (Norfolk)

Cat no. 145854

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Footage of the damage caused by flooding in Blakeney and elsewhere

Scenes of flood damage around the region including Blakeney, Walberswick, Hull, Grimsby, King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth. Camera pans across the beach. Floodwater still remains, having flooded a house. A car drives through a flooded street. Bricks litter the road as pedestrians attempt to manoeuvre round them. A makeshift gangplank has been erected to allow people access to a building. A man helps lift women down from steps surrounded by floodwater. The camera pans to show the depth of the water. People examine the damage. Cars continue to drive through the shallow water. The sea is shown to come right up to a line of houses, and has completely flooded a caravan site- one of which is almost completely submerged. Drains overflow. A man overlooks the extensive damage done to the cliffs. The following Anglia description might help identify the scenes of specific places: BLAKENEY NORFOLK Floods around quayside on streets, etc WALBERSWICK SUFFOLK Sea Wall breached in two places HULL YORKS Water in streets of Old Town area GRIMSBY LINCOLNSHIRE Flood Gates had to be shut tight KING'S LYNN NORFOLK Residents protect homes with sand bags GT YARMOUTH NORFOLK North Sea Gas search marine base flooded.

Keywords

Weather; Floods; Flood Damage

Other Places

Walberswick, Suffolk Hull, Yorkshire Grimsby, Lincolnshire King's Lynn, Norfolk Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Manifestations

Floods Around the Anglia Region

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