Aberfan

British  

/ ˌæbəˈvæn /

noun

1. a former coal-mining village in S Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil county borough: scene of a disaster in 1966 when a slag heap collapsed onto part of the village killing 144 people (including 116 children)

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Example Sentences

Sandra says so far they've looked into various sites including those honouring the victims of Aberfan, Hillsborough and 9/11 in New York.

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A review, commissioned by the Welsh government, found existing laws on tip safety - introduced in the wake of the Aberfan disaster in 1966 - no longer provided "an effective management framework", as they were designed for a time when there was an active coal industry.

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Victims of Hillsborough, Grenfell, the Manchester Arena terror attack and the Aberfan disaster have said decades of suffering could have been avoided if a new charter compelling the police to tell the truth, was introduced sooner.

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An eight year old Jeff Edwards was the last child to be brought out of the school alive following the Aberfan disaster.

From BBC

It was on 21 October 1966, that a huge coal waste tip slid down a hill in the village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil county, engulfing Pantglas Junior School and nearby houses.

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