Disaster In Wales 1966. The crown season 3 tells the story of the tragedy and queen elizabeth ii s visit eight days later. In 1966 300 000 cubic yards of coal sludge buried a welsh primary school and 19 houses in aberfan wales.
Wales had become famous for coal mining during the industrial revolution and at its peak in 1920. Edwards the last child pulled from the razed school told wales online that he relived the trauma in the. On october 21 1966 a mining accident occurred in the south wales village of aberfan.
In 1966 300 000 cubic yards of coal sludge buried a welsh primary school and 19 houses in aberfan wales.
Wales had become famous for coal mining during the industrial revolution and at its peak in 1920. Titled aberfan the episode gives the viewer a look inside the catastrophic collapse that devastated the community of aberfan south wales in 1966. The crown season 3 tells the story of the tragedy and queen elizabeth ii s visit eight days later. What began as a typical morning escalated quickly into.
