Aberfan Disaster
Aberfan Disaster
At least 85 children have been confirmed dead
A generation of children has been wiped out”
Minister of State for Wales
At 0915, just as the pupils of Pantglas Junior School were about to embark on their first lessons.
Only 25 children survived the catastrophe
One of the first acts of the Labour Government when it was elected in 1997 was to pay the £150,000 back; figure should have been nearer £1.5m
£500 was paid to those involved, and £1,000 to those who had lost one or more children.
“ I heard a horrific, terrifying rumbling noise getting louder and louder,"
“ I saw the black coming through the windows.”
“Underneath me were two boys who were dead; one was foaming at the mouth, the other's head was cut open."
“I picked up a book called Through the Garden Gate. It was full of blood”
A lot of the children died because they couldn't breathe.
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“A lot of the children died because they couldn't breathe.”
I had nightmares for a long time after. Sometimes, I can't cope with the flashbacks of being trapped in that circle of air. The girl on my shoulder comes back continuously.
Taste
Smell
Sound
Sight
Dirt
Blood
Screaming
Blackness
Blood
Oil
Crying
Blood
Rumbling
Slurry
Silence
Blood
At least 85 children have been confirmed dead
A generation of children has been wiped out”
Minister of State for Wales
At 0915, just as the pupils of Pantglas Junior School were about to embark on their first lessons.
Only 25 children survived the catastrophe
One of the first acts of the Labour Government when it was elected in 1997 was to pay the £150,000 back; figure should have been nearer £1.5m
£500 was paid to those involved, and £1,000 to those who had lost one or more children.
“ I heard a horrific, terrifying rumbling noise getting louder and louder,"
“ I saw the black coming through the windows.”
“Underneath me were two boys who were dead; one was foaming at the mouth, the other's head was cut open."
“I picked up a book called Through the Garden Gate. It was full of blood”
A lot of the children died because they couldn't breathe.
Check out all the latest News, Sport & Celeb gossip at Mirror.co.uk
“A lot of the children died because they couldn't breathe.”
I had nightmares for a long time after. Sometimes, I can't cope with the flashbacks of being trapped in that circle of air. The girl on my shoulder comes back continuously.
Taste
Smell
Sound
Sight
Dirt
Blood
Screaming
Blackness
Blood
Oil
Crying
Blood
Rumbling
Slurry
Silence
Blood