Birmingham Struck By A Tornado! (1931)

Full title reads: “Birmingham Struck By A Tornado! 1 woman killed and over a hundred families homeless, as whirlwind of amazing fury swept through the City.“ Birmingham, West Midlands. Shots of building of corner shop damaged by whirlwind / tornado. The roof and much of the upper story have been destroyed. Pan along row of houses damaged by the freak winds. More shots of damaged buildings. Some shots show men working on the repairs. 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 foot
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