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1944 ARGENTINA: Scenes of devastation after earthquake
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1:03Now PlayingDate: 1st February 1944
Location: SAN JUAN, ARGENTINE, SOUTH AMERICA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ARGENTINA: San Juan:
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GV wrecked street and buildings in San Juan. CU pan wrecked buildings - people looking on. Shot showing wrecked room. GV wrecked buildings and debris. GV wrecked street and cars and debris. CU Pan wrecked car - man walks past car. GV wrecked Church (Wedding ceremony was in progress) SV ditto. GV wrecked cars parked near Church. LV pan coffins laying around in cemetery. GV people queueing up outside tent waiting for clothing.
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Ppeople receiving clothes in tent. SV man handing clothes to boy. SV doctor and nurse bandaging up young boy. SV old woman laying in bed being attended to by doctor.
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GV cars in street loaded with furniture. LV boys in street moving large piece of furniture. SV writing on wall of house. CU writing on wall of house. LV young boy out of house with large picture of mother. SV man searching amongst ruins of his house. SV man raises hand in distress. GV people making their homes in railway carriage. SV people waving from windows of carriage. GV people in camps. CU jars of food on ground. SV woman cleaning chicken in camp. SV woman combing child's hair. GV people in camp.
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