Floods In North West America AKA Floods In Nw Coast Of America (1948)

Vanport, Oregon and North West America (United States of America / USA) CU. Full screen, Map of flood area, showing Oregon, Washington, Idaho and the Canadian border. Animated arrow points to Vanport. MS Road sign reading ’Vanport’. pan through to LS of flood scene, spectators stand and watch. MS Houses floating around in swirling flood water, including people standing on their roof. (4 shots). MS Exterior of an American Red Cross centre. MS and CU Interior of centre, flood homeless receiving attention. (3 shots). LS Aerial view of the flood scene at Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho, on the Coct’nee / Kootenai River. LS Floods, at roof top level. MS Three American /US soldiers on the scene. MS Diver searching for underwater dead. LS Aerial view of flooded plains and highways. (2 scenes). MS and CU Water pouring through the Grand Coulee dam. CU and MS Swirling flood waters, river bank eroding. (4 shots). LS Aerial view of flooded land. LS The road across the Grand Coulee dam on the Columbia River overflowing. CU.