Great Gale Disaster - East Coast Towns Flooded (1953)

Unissued / unused material. Great gale disaster - East Coast towns flooded. Kent and Essex. Various shots floods at Dover, Herne Bay, and Whitstable Rest Centre. Aerial views of Canvey Island, Sheerness Dockyard and other East Coast towns. Sheep being rescued by boat. Dead cattle in water and lying on fields. Good shots people (and their pets) being rescued. 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 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 the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.