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1936 JAPAN: 800 Die as Dam Bursts
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0:51Now PlayingDate: 24th December 1936
Location: AKITA, JAPAN
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: 800 Die as Dam Bursts in North Japan
JAPAN: Akita:
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Various of ruined village and flowing poisonous mud following burst mining dam disaster / Villagers (displaced people) away from disaster site / Rescue team arriving / Various of rescue team moving debris searching for bodies / Schoolboy saving book from wreckage / Emergency services team shovelling mud away / Body carried along on stretcher / Workers shovelling away mud from burst mining dam accident
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