- Title: U.S.A.: HURRICANE "ELOISE" CAUSES HAVOC ALONG FLORIDA COAST.
- Date: 24th September 1975
- Summary: 1. GV Freak wind blowing in Panama City, Florida 0.11 2. GV Water flooding through streets (2 shots) 0.24 3. GVs Wrecked buildings (2 shots) 0.40 4. SV Lele Killings-worth interviewed 0.50 5. GV Wrecked home 0.54 6. GV & SV Holiday-makers searching for luggage etc. (2 shots) 1.04 7. GVs Storm damage to homes and buildings in town (3 shots) 1.30 REPORTER: "More than a hundred thousand people on the Gulf coast abandoned their homes and businesses last night to escape hurricane winds of more that a hundred miles and hour. Hours before it reached land the storm dropped several inches of rain and blew hard against everything in its path. It was only at midnight that people on the north Florida coast hard "Eloise" had turn slightly east...and was heading their way. But enough of them headed the warnings so there were no deaths or serious injuries directly caused by the storm. Restaurants and motels were ripped apart before their owners' eyes." REPORTER: "Closer to Fort Walton Beach, motel guests who were forced to leave in a hurry returned today to find belongings either washed or blown away. "Roofs were torn off, signs were twisted or knocked down. Electric power lines were strung across the highway for almost seventy miles from Fort Walton beach to Panama City. By the time the hurricane had crossed the Florida panhandle, it had spawned at least three tornadoes and wrought damage...the cost of which will run into the millions. Judy Woodruff, N.B.C. News, Panama City, Florida." KILLINGSWORTH: "Just about everything went flying through the air... and wires and everything.. all coming down on top of everybody. (INDISTINCT)... and electrical wires and everything was just a mess. It was just a mass, just a flat mass." Initials BB/0040 EW/PN/BB/0100 This film is serviced with a commentary by N.B.C. reporter Judy Woodruff. A transcript of the narration appears overleaf. TELERECORDING REPORTER: JUDY WOODRUFF Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: PANAMA CITY & FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
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- Country: USA
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