King says Aberfan ‘will always be in our hearts’ 60 years after coal tip collapse killed 144
2 sources·Updated October 21, 2026
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- The Independent·10h agoKing says Aberfan ‘will always be in our hearts’ 60 years after coal tip collapse killed 144
An entire generation was almost wiped out when 150,000 tonnes of coal waste engulfed Pantglas Junior School in 1966
Read at The Independent → - BBC UK News·11h agoAberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
In total 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.
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