Mining Lore
The Aberfan mining disaster Neglect by the U.K.’s National Coal Board caused a waste landslide and the subsequent loss of one town’s generation of children
Neglect by the U.K.’s National Coal Board caused a waste landslide and the subsequent loss of one town’s generation of children
May 03, 2021

A preventable mining disaster resulted in close to 230,000 cubic metres of waste decimating the small town of Aberfan. Courtesy of HM Stationery Office
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