Aberfan Coal Tip Disaster - October 21, 1966

The United Kingdom's worst mining-related disaster took place in Aberfan, Wales on October 21, 1966. 144 people were killed when 297,000 cubic yards of coal waste slid down a hillside and crushed part of a village, and a staggering number of them were children. This is a disaster that definitely has a legacy of making things safer for the rest of us. It's tragic but fascinating, and the lives of the 144 lost in Aberfan deserve to be remembered.Here are the resources I used to prepare for this episode:https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aberfan-disaster-mining-landslidehttps://www.bgs.ac.uk/case-studies/aberfan-1966-landslide-case-study/https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Geoscientist/Archive/October-2016/Tipping-pointhttps://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Geoscientist/Archive/October-2016/Aberfans-engineering-legacyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-58874233https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/10/25/A-disaster-that-wiped-out-a-villages-children/9667530596800/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12025405/The-tragic-history-Aberfan-survivors-disaster-killed-144-meet-William-Kate.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-42101460Credits aka the Disaster Queen Pod SquadThe Disaster Queen Podcast is a production of Disaster Queen Productions LLC.It is produced, researched and written by Jenny Rapson, the Disaster Queen. Audio engineering: Robert RapsonEditing: Josh Rapson Original theme music: Robert RapsonOriginal podcast artwork: Ken ClarkWebsite Design: Hello Chicky Design Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.