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Bookmark or Share- The True Story of the Aberfan Disaster - Smithsonian MagazineThe True Story of the Aberfan Disaster. The 1966 Welsh mining tragedy claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults and features heavily in the third season of Netflix’s “The Crown”
- How the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster Became Elizabeth II's ... - HISTORYUpdated: June 29, 2023 | Original: January 4, 2019. copy page link. Print Page. George Freston/Getty Images. The avalanche raced down a steep hill in Aberfan, Wales, sucking everything in its...
- Aberfan disaster - WikipediaAberfan disaster. / 51.69472°N 3.34750°W / 51.69472; -3.34750. The Aberfan disaster 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, near Merthyr Tydfil, and overlaid a natural spring.
- Aberfan disaster: Surviving schoolchildren's trauma 55 years onAberfan disaster: Surviving schoolchildren's trauma 55 years on - BBC News. 21 October 2021. Getty Images. In 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a coal waste tip came crashing onto...
- Aberfan - WikipediaAberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan]) is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi (6 km) south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. On 21 October 1966, it became known for the Aberfan disaster, when a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
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