Mining Disaster In Wales. At around quarter past nine on the morning of friday 21 october 1966 disaster struck the coal mining village of aberfan in south wales. Wales forgotten mining disaster.
46 000 Caerphilly Council Cash For Senghenydd Disaster Memorial Wales Old Photos Colliery from pt.pinterest.com
The crown season 3 tells the story of the tragedy and queen elizabeth ii s visit eight days later. The story of what happened in the south wales mining village of aberfan is a devastating one which. It was one of the united kingdom s worst tragedies and it was a man made disaster.
The true story of the aberfan disaster the 1966 welsh mining tragedy claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults and features heavily in the third season of netflix s the crown.
Wales had become famous for coal mining during the industrial. The aberfan disaster killed 144 people including 116 children. It is exactly 50 years since tragedy swooped down on aberfan killing 116 children and 28 adults. Wales forgotten mining disaster.
