Aberfan Disaster Photos Queen Elizabeth

The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. How The Crown compares to Elizabeth IIs response to the disaster. Queen Of Mishchief Impressionist And…

Aberfan Disaster Facts

A tall ridge that loomed over the Aberfan village. On October 21 1966 at 915 am there was a landslide of a colliery spoil tip in the small village of Aberfan near Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. The…

Aberfan Disaster Facts Ks2

The disaster was entirely the fault of the National Coal Board NCB. This lesson highlights the disaster that took place at Aberfan in 1966 to show how the development of natural resources can have tr…

Aberfan Disaster Date

The 1966 Aberfan Disaster one of Britains most tragic mining disasters where a collapsing mountain of coal waste killed 116 school children. Pupils were just getting ready for lessons on October 21 1…

Aberfan Disaster Casualties

On the 21st of October 1966 300000 cubic yards of coal sludge buried a Welsh primary school and 19 houses in Aberfan Wales. Aberfan is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 miles 6 km sou…