Aberfan: When a Mountain of Coal Waste Buried a Generation of Children
October 21, 1966. 9:15 AM. The children of Pantglas Junior School in the Welsh mining village of Aberfan were settling into their lessons, just minutes before half-term break. Outside, a mist hung over the valley. Then, without warning, a roar like thunder shattered the morning. A massive black wave—2 million tons of coal waste, saturated … Read more