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Aberfan
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Aberfan [ˌæbəˈvæn]
n
(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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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)
The NCB and Treasury refused to accept full financial responsibility so the Aberfan Disaster Fund had to contribute pounds 150,000 towards removing the remaining tip that overlooked the village.
RememberWhen? 1966 by Birmingham Mail (England)
FORMER pupils of a Holme Valley school which closed in the wake of the Aberfan disaster have been invited to attend a reunion.
Reunion for school shut in wake of pit tragedy by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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