World HistoryAberfan at 60: The Coal Tip That Buried a School After Ignored Warnings
On 21 October 1966 a colliery waste tip slid onto Pantglas Junior School in Aberfan, Wales, killing 116 children. Nobody was ever punished for it.
Marcus Delacroix · October 21, 2026
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