Aberfan disaster: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	October 21, 1966
Location	United Kingdom • Wales • Aberfan

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Large crowd of men and emergency workers form lines to dig and pass buckets of mud at the ruins of Pantglas Junior School in Aberfan, Wales, with damaged rooftops and hills in the background.

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