MILLIONS of people across Wales marked the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster yesterday — a tragedy which left 144 people dead, including 116 children. The horrific incident occurred when ...

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 ...

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 ...