The 1966 Aberfan Mining Disaster (Disaster Documentary)

The Aberfan Disaster wasn’t an accident — it was a preventable failure. In 1966, coal waste buried a school while classes were in session. 116 children never made it home. #Aberfan #history #industrialdisaster #wales #ForgottenHistory #darkhistory #thedeadpapers | The Dead Papers: History Files

Remembering Aberfan, 55 years on. 21.10.1966 144 9.13AM, is made from concrete and corten steel. It contains 144 clocks – the same number of adults and children who died when a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and Pantglas Junior School. Each of the clocks are set to 9.13am - the exact time the disaster happened, on October 21, 1966. As a Welsh man who grew up a stones throw away from Aberfan, taking on such a subject was challenging & emotional. I researched and met with family of the ma

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