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Unissued / unused material. The Yellow River which was freed from its course 8 years ago by Chinese bombs, to stop advancing Japs, is now being reharnessed, China. Aerial shot of half-constructed dam. Various shots Chinese workers repairing the dykes which were broken to allow the waters to flood. C/U Oliver J. Todd, American UNRRA official, monitoring operations. Various shots of Chinese workers heaving heavy stones and pushing wheelbarrows filled with smaller stones, to repair the dykes. Good C/U of Chinese worker carrying huge stone on his back. Aerial shot of the wide river. Date given on old record is 30/09/1946. UNRRA = United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical
