The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil in the Welsh village of Aberfan - Collections Online | Museum Wales
Large spoil tips with flattened tops, shortly after termination of coal... | Download Scientific Diagram
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![On October 21, 1966, the collapse of a colliery spoil tip in the village of Aberfan, Wales, collapsed, and killed 116 children and 28 adults. : r/CatastrophicFailure On October 21, 1966, the collapse of a colliery spoil tip in the village of Aberfan, Wales, collapsed, and killed 116 children and 28 adults. : r/CatastrophicFailure](https://i.redd.it/8st7dbmftdw61.jpg)
On October 21, 1966, the collapse of a colliery spoil tip in the village of Aberfan, Wales, collapsed, and killed 116 children and 28 adults. : r/CatastrophicFailure
![Ben Curtis on Twitter: "The #AberfanDisaster occurred #OnThisDay in 1966, when a colliery spoil tip above the village slipped, engulfing the local school and other buildings. A total of 144 people (116 Ben Curtis on Twitter: "The #AberfanDisaster occurred #OnThisDay in 1966, when a colliery spoil tip above the village slipped, engulfing the local school and other buildings. A total of 144 people (116](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHYVjz4WsAA6fXU.jpg)