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Aberfan

Aberfan with tip in backgroundMen digging in slurryRescue work at the school
Young survivorRescue work
Policeman directs rescue workslurry pile in Aberfan



Subject: History
Language: English
Topic: Modern Wales and Britain
School Level: 9-11
Sub-Topic: Aberfan
Duration: 1:39

Content Description
A look back to the day of the disaster at Aberfan in 1966 when a coal tip slid down the mountain and buried a local primary school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.

Points to note:
What happened in Aberfan? Why?

From Timewatch Remember Aberfan first broadcast 15/10/96


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