Now actress Olivia Colman has recreated the moment the monarch met families affected by the Aberfan disaster in 1966. The tragedy is being recreated in the small Welsh village of Cwmaman for the ...

The Aberfan disaster remains one of the most devastating ... “We know she did cry… when she came down from the cemetery she was visibly crying.” “Aberfan affected the queen very deeply ...

The in-depth story of the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster. Early on October 21, 1966, 140,000 cubic yards of coal waste from the nearby mine slid from the hill above the Aberfan and buried all the ...

The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? Show more The ...

The community of Aberfan has paid tribute to a retired police officer for his work during the disaster more than 50 years ago. Charles Nunn, 85, died in December. He ran a make-shift mortuary in a ...