Winnipeg’s Flood Peril Grows (1950)

Winnipeg, Canada. GV. Aerial view, Red River and large flooded area. GV. Aerial view, nearer shot of flooded area and river. MV. Aerial shot, flooded area. MV. House being washed against debris. MV. Elevated, workers unloading sandbags for dykes. SV. Volunteers filling sandbags. MV. Pan, volunteers filling sandbags. GV. Elevated, blazing building in dry part of city. SV. Fireman walking out of doorway with hose pipe. SV. Fireman walking through smoke. GV. Aerial view, King George Isolation Hospital surrounded by flood waters. MV. Travel shot towards isolation hospital showing roof of submerged ambulance. SV. Sailors waiting to evacuate patients from hospital. CU. Name of hospital. MV. Elevated Eskimo patient being carried to DUKW - army amphibious vehicle. CU. Eskimo. SV. Woman being helped aboard DUKW. SV. Pan, DUKW carrying patient in iron lung leaving hospital. GV. Flooded area. DUKW moving towards. GV. Flooded area. DUKW moving towards. GV. Flooded area, pan to private sanatorium of Mrs Ruby Couch. SV