Aberfan
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Aberfan is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
South entrance to Aberfan in November 2005
White arches in Bryntaf Cemetery, Aberfan, mark the graves of the children killed in the disaster
Aberfan Memorial Garden on the site of the children's school
Zion Methodist Church
Aberfan disaster
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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
Aberfan
…pronunciation: ) 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, in the Aberfan disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults. Aberfan is situated toward the bottom of the western valley…
Rescuers searching the remains of the school
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.
The rescue of a young girl from the school; no survivors were found after 11:00 am
Before the slip