Aberfan remembered 60 years on: clock recovered from disaster still shows 9.13am

Aberfan remembered 60 years on: clock recovered from disaster still shows 9.13am

A community in south Wales is remembering one of the worst mining-related disasters in UK history on the 60th anniversary.

Memories of Aberfan tragedy preserved 60 years on

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Cofiwn: Sixty years on, Aberfan disaster remembered across the world today

Rescue workers at the scene of the wrecked Pantglas Junior School at Aberfan Stephen Price Today, people across the world remember one of the greatest tragedies in Welsh history – the 1966 Aberfan disaster – which left a small mining village robbed of an entire generation. On the morning of 21 October 1966, The children of Pantglas School, Aberfan were preparing for their school holidays with plans for a half day as an extra treat. Heavy rain be…