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Aberfan. 21 October 1966. The day the children didn't come home from school: 60 years ago today, 116 pupils were buried side by side by a 30ft-mountain of slurry - their helpless parents reduced to clasping their hands through the rubble as they suffocated

Sixty years ago today, 144 people - most of them schoolchildren - were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed, triggering an avalanche of industrial waste to slide down into Aberfan, South Wales.

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  • Primary source: Daily Mail
  • Published: Oct 21, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: Culture & Society
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