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60 years after the Aberfan disaster, Viv Jones recalls the moment he realised his brother had died after coal waste engulfed Pantglas Junior...
60 years after the Aberfan disaster, Viv Jones recalls the moment he realised his brother had died after coal waste engulfed Pantglas Junior...
Travel UK: Aberfan, Merthyr Vale, Wales At 9:15 am on October 21, 1966, 144 people of Merthyr Vale lost their lives when a colliery tip...
He said nothing in his 57-year career "has ever compared to the tragedy of Aberfan". He was interviewed by pupils from Merthyr Tydfil's Cyfarthfa High School as...
It crashed into Pant Glas Junior School and houses directly below the tips, causing death and destruction. Schoolgirl Karen Thomas and four...
Remembering Aberfan: a poignant reminder of loss and resilience that struck at the very heart of the village. In honour of the 144 lives...
Remember Aberfan. Survivors and relatives of those killed when a coal... Aberfan 1966 - BBC Wales History · Aberfan disaster on Wikipedia...
South Wales Police were called to Moy Road in Aberfan, in Merthyr Tydfil, just before 09:10 GMT after a 29-year-old pregnant woman was attacked.
In 1966, a coal waste tip collapsed above the Welsh village of Aberfan. The avalanche of mining debris buried homes and the local school,...
60 years on from one of the darkest days in Welsh history. On Oct 21, 1966, the Aberfan disaster took 116 children and 28 adults in seconds.
On this day in 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a coal waste tip slid onto a Welsh village. In 2020, another huge coal...