More than half the houses in Belfast are without water as a result of an explosion at a water supply area.
Don McManus reports that the reduced supply has serious health implications for the city and its residents. The police have a lead on who is responsible but nobody has been charged to date.
| Title: | Belfast Water Supply Reduced |
| Clip Duration: | 00:01:45 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | Belfast Water Supply Reduced |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | RTÉ News reports on the reduced water supply in Belfast as a result of the bombing broadcast on 24 April 1969. The photograph accompanying this clip shows RTÉ reporter Don McManus. © RTÉ Stills Library 0041/073 |
| Local Keywords: | Northern Ireland 1969, Growing Tension, Don McManus, Belfast, Water Supply, Bombing, Water Shortage |
| Coverage: | Ireland, Belfast |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | Wars and Conflict |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Don McManus (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ |
| Production Year: | 1969 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | QNX002190 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
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