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Die Katastrophe von Aberfan war ein Haldenrutsch, der am 21. Oktober 1966 im Bergarbeiterdorf Aberfan nahe Merthyr Tydfil in Südwales 144 Menschenleben forderte, 116 davon Kinder.
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.
22. Apr. 2024 · Aberfan disaster, mining accident that occurred at the Merthyr Vale Colliery at Aberfan, Wales, on October 21, 1966. The disaster resulted in 144 deaths, including 116 children. Coal was long the life-blood of industry in South Wales, with whole communities dependent on the top-quality steam coal found beneath the valleys and hills.
Learn how a coal waste tipslide killed 144 people, mostly children, in a Welsh village in 1966. Find out how the tragedy affected the royal family and the nation, and how it was portrayed in Netflix's "The Crown".
4. Jan. 2019 · The Aberfan disaster was a mining accident that buried a Welsh school and killed most of its students and staff in 1966. Learn about the causes, the aftermath and the queen's regret of this tragedy.
19. Okt. 2021 · Three of the last surviving children who were rescued from Pantglas Junior School in 1966 share their memories of the tragedy that killed 116 children and 28 adults. They recall the horror, the chaos, the grief and the aftermath of the coal waste tip slide that engulfed their school and homes.
11. Sept. 2022 · In 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed in south Wales. The delay in going to Aberfan attracted some criticism and years...
