Rio de Janeiro Floods
Rio de Janeiro Floods
Record rainfall brings floods, death and destruction to the resort city of Rio de Janeiro. 224 persons are killed and three thousand left homeless as roads become rivers, apartment buildings collapse, and hillsides slide down from the heights onto city streets. Torrential rain, flooded streets and a damaged bridge. A street is washed out. A bus comes down a flooded street and people stand hip high in water. High Angle shot of traffic grid lock. People stand in the main thoroughfare that is blocked due to a land slide. CU Debris from destroyed homes, barns etc. A mound of rubbish that turns out to be the remains of a 6-story apartment building collapsed killing 150 people. A crowd of pedestrians and rescue workers dig thru the remains of buildings looking for survivors. High Angle Shot - Rescue workers removing a survivor from the remains of a building. A woman lies of a stretcher, injured.