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39th year  -  N° 110                 Friday, 19 April 2024         Antwerpen		
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Friday 21st of October 1966

58 Years Ago



116 children and 28 adults Die in colliery spoil tip collapse in Pantglas Junior School, Aberfan, South Wales, United Kingdom.

Over 40,000 cubic metres of debris covered the village in minutes and the classrooms at Pantglas Junior School were immediately inundated, with young children and teachers dying from impact or suffocation.


More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster