Landslide In France Roquebilliere (1920-1929)

Landslide in Roquebilliere, France. Flash frame French titles: ’France... La catastrophe de Roquebilliere. Une enorme masse de terre et de boue s’est abattue, la nuit, sur 15 maisons et 20 villageois.’ Shots of the destruction caused by falling rocks; sliding earth and mud. Some houses fallen in. Village is built on steep hillside. A few men in a street; which is completely blocked off by a collapsed building at the end of the block; filling the entire space between houses on one side and houses on the other! More shots of damage. Evacuation of part of the town: shots of people carrying furniture and other possessions on their backs; heads; etc. Villagers gathered in square w/ monument in centre; some of the people are loading carts. FILM ID: 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 P