60th anniversary of the Aberfan tragedy: survivors recall the day a coal-tip landslide killed 144 people
Exactly 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 Azamova