The in-depth story of the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster. Early on October 21 ... It is historically one of the worst tragedies in the history of Wales. New Poll Reveals Gavin Newsom’s Approval ...

October 21, 2023, marks the 57th anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster of 1966, which killed 116 children and 28 adults in a village in South Wales. The Aberfan tragedy was one of the UK’s worst ...

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Earlier this year, in response to challenge under the Freedom of Information Act, Cadw revealed Capel Aberfan was one of 2,708 at-risk listed structures in Wales. On the day of the disaster ...

Aberfan disaster: how many people died & why did the Queen delay her visit? AT 9.15am on October 21, 1966, a disaster struck a small Welsh mining community which would devastate the village for a ...

the Prince and Princess of Wales were introduced to two of the Aberfan rescuers. Bob Thomas, 75, and Nick Richards, 79, helped in the aftermath of disaster and spent some time talking to William ...

On October 21, 1966, a slag heap collapsed onto a village school and houses in the small south Wales mining village of Aberfan. The disaster killed 28 adults and 116 children. Nearly 60 years ...

Armed police swooped on the village of Aberfan, South Wales, shortly after 9am today ... half a mile from the scene of the 1966 Aberfan disaster when 116 children and 28 adults were killed when ...

Wales news service/WALES NEWS SERVICE Aberfan suffered the worst mining-related disaster in British history in October 1966, tragically engulfing a junior school and killing 144 people.

The Aberfan disaster was a collapse of a colliery spoil tip which led to the deaths 144 people - including 116 children. A colliery spoil tip is a pile of waste material removed during mining.