The 1966 Aberfan Mining Disaster Posted: February 19, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 Early on October 21, 1966, 140,000 cubic yards of coal waste from the nearby mine slid from the hill above ...

Almost one in three survivors of the Aberfan mining disaster were still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder 33 years on, a new study has said. On October 21 1966 a coal slagheap ...

A woman displaced after a landslide said "never in a million years" did she think her daughter would hear the same sounds as the people affected by the Aberfan disaster. Tina Honeyfield ...

The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? Show more The ...

The Aberfan disaster remains one of the most devastating mining accidents in Welsh history. How truthful was the Netflix series’ account of the incident? This story contains spoilers for episode ...

Aberfan disaster: how many people died & why did the Queen delay her visit? AT 9.15am on October 21, 1966, a disaster struck a small Welsh mining community which would devastate the village for a ...

Residents who live near disused coal tips in South Wales say lessons have not been learned from the Aberfan disaster nearly 60 years on. Their comments come after a disused coal tip in Cwmtillery ...