Aberfan

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Aberfan [ˌæbəˈvæn]

(Placename) a coal-mining village in S Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil county borough: scene of a disaster in 1966 when a slag heap collapsed onto part of the village killing 144 people (including 116 children)

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No references found			Ex-miner Enos Sims has died at the age of 69 ENOSSimswas one of the first rescuers on the scene of the Aberfan disaster in 1966,when 144 children and adults died as the village schoolwas engulfed by a landslide. Aberfan hero helped rid the town of its deadly tip by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Byline: By Sien Powell YOUNGSTERS from a school near Nuneaton planted bulbs of remembrance as they tended a poignant tribute to the children of the Aberfan disaster in South Wales. Tribute that will flourish for ever; PLANTING: Pupils' efforts ensure ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Byline: Katie Turner I WAS amazed to read about ITV screening a documentary on the Aberfan disaster (The Mirror, March 29). Dear Gerrie: Leave Aberfan alone by The Mirror (London, England)			Abel Abel Janszoon Tasman Abel Tasman Abelard abele abelia Abelian abelian group Abelmoschus Abelmoschus esculentus Abelmoschus moschatus abelmosk Abelson Abenaki ABEND Abeokuta Aber-de-vine Abercrombie Aberdare Aberdeen Aberdeen Angus Aberdeen terrier Aberdeenshire aberdevine Aberdonian Aberfan Abernathy abernethy Aberr aberrance aberrancy Aberrancy of curvature aberrant Aberrate aberrated aberration Aberration constant Aberrational Aberuncate Aberuncator Aberystwyth abessive abet abetalipoproteinemia abetment abettal abetter abetting abettor Abevacuation abeyance			Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of Aberdeen, Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom - Dyce Aberdeen, SD, USA - Aberdeen Regional Airport Aberdeen, University of Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (council area) Aberdeenshire (council area) Aberdeenshire (unitary authority area) Aberdeenshire (unitary authority area) Aberdeenshire (unitary) Aberdeenshire (unitary) Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire council area Aberdeenshire council area Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership Aberdeenshire, Scotland Aberdeenshire, Scotland Aberdevine Aberdonian Aberdonian Aberdonians Aberemurder Aberfan Aberfan disaster Aberfan disaster Aberfan disaster inquiry Aberfan disaster inquiry Aberfeldie Football Club Aberforth Dumbledore Aberg Abergavenny Amateur Operatic and Drama Society Abergwaun Abergwaun Aberhart, William Aberhonddu Aberhonddu Aberic acid Aberic acid Aberic acid Abernathy Abernathy, Ralph D. Abernathy, Ralph David Abernathy, Ralph David Abernethy

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