Aberfan disaster
The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip at around 9: 15am on 21 October 1966. 116 children and 28 adults were killed as it engulfed Pantglas Junior School and other buildings. The tip had been created on a mountain slope above the Welsh village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil. A period of heavy rain led...
