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.
Schoolchildren learn of horrors of Aberfan disaster
Schoolchildren from a Welsh school neighbouring the village of Aberfan have learned of the horrors of the coalslide disaster on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy.
The pupils of Afon Taf High School in Merthyr Tydfil were read accounts of the disaster, which claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults on October 21, 1966, at a special commemorative assembly.
-
Teacher's chance errand saved Aberfan schoolboy's life
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.
-
Happy childhoods ended in devastation of Aberfan tragedy
Eleven when she lost her younger sister in the Aberfan disaster, Denise Morgan recalls a time of confusion, guilt and "unbelievable grief".
-
Wales falls silent on anniversary of Aberfan disaster
Wales has fallen silent to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, which cost the lives of 116 schoolchildren.