England is ravaged by flood waters (1947)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit New flood records are set in the Thames Valley, the River Lea bursts its banks, London water supplies are contaminated, aerial views show many square miles of devastation around Maidenhead, and people evacuate flooded homes by boat Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: Flood Menace to Town and Country ENGLAND: Various: EXT FLOODS STORMS River Lea bursts its banks filter beds at Lea Bridge waterworks flooded contaminating the water supply. Camera shots from planes of area underwater at Maidenhead people travelling around in boats and in a RIVER LEA Overflows its banks and floods Lea Bridge Waterworks contaminating the water supply. People queueing up for water from lorries. RIVER THAMES Thames valley under water shots of countryside around Maidenhead. DUKS taking people around in the floods WATERWORKS