ON THIS DAY - October 21st 1966. The Preventable Aberfan Disaster that Buried a School

October 21, 1966 – a day that will forever be etched in the history of the small Welsh village of Aberfan. What began as a typical morning for the children of Pantglas Junior School quickly turned into a nightmare no one could have imagined? At 9:15 AM, a colossal coal tip—made unstable by heavy rains—gave way, unleashing liquefied debris onto the village below. In minutes, homes, buildings, and the School were engulfed, burying 144 souls, most of them young children. This is their story
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