The Netflix series "The Crown" brought attention to the Aberfan Disaster of 1966. Disaster struck at about 9.15 on the morning of October 21, 1966, when a colliery waste tip -- a pile of mining waste material -- collapsed following heavy rain. The rainfall in the days prior to the disaster had led to a build-up of water in the tip, saturating the waste material and causing 3.8 million cubic f…
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