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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.
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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.
At its highest point, it is 385 metres (1,263 ft) above sea level, and is sometimes closed in winter because of snow. [1] At one time there was an inn at the summit of the pass, called the "Prince Llewellyn Inn" but it was popularly known as "the Crimea", because of its reputation for fights.
9 July – John Dyke, Wales international rugby union player, 76; 24 August – Dai Edwards, Wales dual-code rugby international, 64 [50] 25 August – Tommy Jones-Davies, Wales international rugby player, 54; 30 August – "Taffy" Jones, First World War flying ace, 64 [51] 31 August – Edith Picton-Turbervill, social reformer, writer and ...
The Wales kids are supporting their grandfather at Trooping the Colour 2024.. Today, 10-year-old Prince George, 9-year-old Princess Charlotte, and six-year-old Prince Louis arrived at the annual ...
6 March – After record freezing weather throughout the winter, it is the first day of the year when there is no frost in Wales. [ 3 ] 28 March – Labour Party candidate Neil McBride wins the Swansea East by-election caused by the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Mort .
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