Wales falls silent on 50th anniversary of Aberfan disaster
Wales has fallen silent to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, which cost the lives of 116 schoolchildren and 28 adults.
Wales has fallen silent to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, which cost the lives of 116 schoolchildren and 28 adults.
"He saw what he described as a big wave of muck, higher than a house, coming over the railway embankment and heading straight towards him."
ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn recalls the harrowing testimony of a young witness of the Aberfan disaster.
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Philip Thomas doesn't like to dwell on the disaster that buried him alive - but he can still recall in detail how an unpaid debt saved him.
Eleven when she lost her younger sister in the Aberfan disaster, Denise Morgan recalls a time of confusion, guilt and "unbelievable grief".
Wales has fallen silent to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, which cost the lives of 116 schoolchildren.