Japanese Earthquake Havoc (1927)

Item title reads: “Japanese earthquake havoc. Thousands of buildings collapsed when the earth shuddered: 3,000 lives were lost and 36 towns and villages affected.“ Japan M/S of rescuers who stand on the wreckage of collapsed houses. M/S of people carrying umbrellas, as they walk through wreckage, cutting channels in the mud. People standing in running water. There are people in ’coolie’ hats, mackintoshes and capes in the rain. M/S of makeshift tents and houses. FILM ID:676.2 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to
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