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On the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, which claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults, King Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales laid wreaths at the memorial garden and met with survivors and bereaved families. The King called 21 October 1966 'the most tragic day imaginable'. The official inquiry of 1967 placed blame on the National Coal Board, but no one was held accountable.
Javlon TursunovKing Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales will travel to the Welsh village of Aberfan on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, to honour the memory of the 144 victims — 116 children and 28 adults — killed when a coal tip collapsed onto a school on 21 October 1966. The programme includes the memorial garden, meetings with survivors and bereaved parents, prayers and a minute's silence.
Sevara AzamovaExactly 60 years later, on 21 October 2026, the BBC publishes recollections of witnesses to the disaster in Aberfan, Wales: on 21 October 1966 a coal-tip landslide engulfed Pantglas school and houses, killing 144 people, including 116 children. Survivors and those who lost loved ones speak of rescues, losses, and how the day changed their lives.
Sevara AzamovaPrime Minister Andy Burnham laid a wreath at the Aberfan memorial garden ahead of the 60th anniversary of the disaster of 21 October 1966, when a coal tip collapse killed 116 children and 28 adults. He met survivors, acknowledged that the authorities treated the community wrongly at the time, and announced around £140 million for tip safety. On Wednesday the community will be visited by King Charles III, Queen Camilla and Prince William.
Aziz KarimovIn the new BBC documentary 'Unseen: The Aberfan Portraits', residents of the Welsh village of Aberfan spoke about portraits of the children killed in the 1966 disaster, which artist William Richardson created from school photographs and parents' descriptions. Around 100 paintings were kept in families' homes for decades and helped them cope with grief. Now the question of the portraits' future arises: some are carefully passed on to the next generations, while others were buried together with the mother of a family.
Shahnoza ErgashevaFor the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster (21 October 1966), Nancy Williams, who died shielding five children, will be honoured with a purple plaque. Survivor Paul Harris has spoken to the media about her heroism for the first time.
Aziz Karimov