Earthquake In Greece (1953)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. Earthquake in Greece. Several shots of ruins. Priest unveils surviving statue of Mary from ruined church. Ruined walls are pulled down. Troops arrive on trucks. Aeroplane flies overhead. More ruins and devastation. Refugee camps. Americans unload supplies. People are attended to by medicals. Shots of ships in harbour. Two men look at maps beside helicopter. Helicopter takes off. View of coastline as we fly over. View of the Cephalonia Island from helicopter. Cliffs fallen into sea. Small villages in ruins. Flying over Argostoli and over French boat ’Montcalm’. Helicopter gliding into the air in the country. Shots of the ruins of Cephalonia. American, English and Greek boats bringing relief. More ruins of Cephalonia. People rescuing what they can from the ruined houses. In Argostoli, completely destroyed, refugees camping. A house has been blown onto another house. French marines of the ’Montcalm’ br