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During the first three weeks of October 1966 there were 6.5 inches (170 mm) of rainfall, nearly half of which was in the third week. [21] During the night of 20–21 October the peak of Tip 7 subsided by 9–10 feet (2.7–3.0 m) and the rails on which the spoil was transported to the top of the tip fell into the resulting hole.
Aberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan]) 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.
Loskop Dam is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the Olifants River, near Groblersdal, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1939 and has been renovated in 1979. The dam is situated in the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve and it serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).
By far the largest bay in Wales is Cardigan Bay, occupying the larger part of the west coast. Other major bays are Swansea Bay , Carmarthen Bay , St Brides Bay , Caernarfon Bay and Conwy Bay . The list is divided into principal areas ; 16 of the 22 in Wales have a coast though that of Powys is insignificant.
Saint Tudwal's Island East (Welsh: Ynys Tudwal Fach) is a grass covered, kidney-shaped island, about 550 yards (500 m) in length and 220 yards (200 m) in width.It was owned by author Carla Lane until her death in May 2016.
Opening of the St David's Hotel in Cardiff Bay, Wales's first 5-star hotel. [1] February – Outbreak of meningitis in the Pontypridd area. March – West Wales and the Valleys is designated an Objective 1 region within the European Community. 6 May – 1999 National Assembly for Wales election, the first to be held. [2]
Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km north of the 178 million m³ Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo. The town is South Africa 's second largest irrigation settlement.
The strategic location in mid-Wales was the site of several conferences between north and south Wales princes in 540, 1140, and for the Council of Aberdyfi in 1216. The hill in the centre of the village, Pen-y-Bryn, has been claimed to be the site of fortifications in the 1150s, which were soon destroyed. [ 23 ]