Aberfan disaster
The Aberfan disaster occurred on 21 October 1966.[1] It was the collapse of a colliery spoil tip onto the village of Aberfan in Glamorgan, Wales. It killed 144 people, most of them children.[1]
Aberfan Disaster Media
The Aberfan Colliery spoil tramway in 1964, with spoil heaps at top left. The pennant sandstone building at mid-left is Pantglas County Secondary School, which lies adjacent to the junior school.
Map from the 1967 inquiry report, showing the extent of the spoil spill (stippled, within dotted lines)
The white arches in Bryntaf Cemetery, Aberfan, which mark the graves of children killed in the disaster.
Aberfan in 2007; the cemetery is visible in the centre of the picture
The dedication plaque at the Aberfan Memorial Garden
The spoil heaps at Aberfan in 1968. George Thomas, the Secretary of State for Wales, described them as "a psychological, emotional danger"; Tip 5 is furthest from the camera.[2]
Aberfan Memorial Garden in March 2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1966: Aberfan - a generation wiped out
- ↑ Thomas 1967, 1196–1197.
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