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Aberfan Disaster Anniversary

21 Oct

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Eleanor StoreyEvening Standard
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Aberfan Disaster Anniversary. (2026, October 21). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/95166

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Royals join families and survivors to mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster Evening Standard

How it changed

21 Oct
An entire generation was almost wiped out when 150,000 tonnes of coal waste slid down the hillside before engulfing Pantglas Junior School on October 21 1966.
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Coverage 6 articles

21 Oct Aberfan will always be in our hearts, King tells survivors and families
Evening Standard
21 Oct Aberfan will always be in our hearts, King tells survivors and families
Evening Standard
21 Oct 'My friend was lying next to me... I was only 8 but I realised he was dead'
BBC
21 Oct King, Queen and Prince of Wales to join Aberfan survivors and families to remember the 116 children and 28 adults killed when landslide engulfed primary school 60 years ago
Daily Mail
21 Oct Royals join families and survivors to mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster
Evening Standard
21 Oct Royals join families and survivors to mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster
Evening Standard

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