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Location: Aberfan, Glamorgan, Wales ... The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. ... Map from the 1967 inquiry ...
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.
Aberfan Cemetery (Welsh: Mynwent Aberfan) is a cemetery near the village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of five cemeteries in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough , and is particularly well known for the graves of 144 victims of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, when a colliery coal tip collapsed and killed many people in the village of Aberfan.
Season three of “The Crown” portrays a mining-town disaster where 116 children and 28 adults were killed. Here’s the real story behind the tragic event.
It has been said that Queen Elizabeth's biggest regret is her response to the Aberfan mining disaster. Here's why it took her eight days to visit, as depicted in 'The Crown' season 3.
The cemetery, which dates from the late 19th century, has a section where 106 of the victims are buried. The memorial garden was created in 1969 on the site of Pantglas School which was mostly destroyed in the disaster. The area of the tip and its slide path have been landscaped with the aim of ensuring good drainage and stability. [14] II*
Some of the 116 children killed in the Aberfan disaster were taken to the now derelict Capel Aberfan.
[3] [2] The 1966 Aberfan disaster, where a coal tip in Aberfan collapsed killing 116 children and 28 adults, was the worst mining-related disaster in Wales' and Britain's history, [4] [5] and serves as a reminder of the potential risk of unstable coal tips. [1] [2] [6]