The Aberfan disaster (Welsh: Trychineb Aberfan) was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. The tip had been created on a mountain slope above the Welsh village of Aberfan, …

Aberfan in Wales was the site of a mining disaster in 1966 that resulted in 144 deaths, including 116 children.

Jan 4, 2019 · The Aberfan disaster wiped out a generation of Welsh school children and devastated the nation.

Nov 15, 2019 · Much like the days that preceded it, the morning of the disaster found Aberfan, a southern Wales village home to some 8,000 coal miners and their loved ones, blanketed in a wet fog. …

Oct 3, 2023 · A catastrophic collapse of coal waste, the Aberfan disaster engulfed a small Welsh town in 1966, killing 116 children and 28 adults. In a tiny Welsh mining village called Aberfan, a class of …

Oct 20, 2025 · The Aberfan Disaster, a haunting chapter in the annals of British history, unfolded on October 21, 1966, in the small mining village of Aberfan, South Wales.

Oct 20, 2021 · The Aberfan disaster remains one of the worst mining disasters ever seen in Britain, claiming the lives of 144 people, including 116 primary school-age students.

May 26, 2024 · On October 21, 1966, the unthinkable happened in the small mining village of Aberfan, Wales. A massive collapse of a coal waste tip triggered an avalanche of slurry that thundered …

The Aberfan disaster remains one of the worst mining accidents in British history. The incident occurred on 21 st October 1966 when a colliery spoil tip, or slag heap, collapsed, killing 116 children and 28 …

Nov 21, 2019 · More than 50 years ago, Aberfan, a small coal mining town in Wales, was irreversibly changed in a few minutes when 144 people, mostly school children, were killed by a coal-waste …