Remembering Aberfan 💔 50 years ago today 116 Welsh children died when their school was crushed by coal waste... | CBBC

In 1966, the peaceful mining village of Aberfan, Wales, was shattered when a massive coal waste tip collapsed, burying a school and nearby homes. Within minutes, 144 people — mostly children — lost their lives in one of the most heartbreaking disasters in British history. What made the tragedy even more haunting were the chilling stories that surfaced afterward. Several residents reported strange dreams and uneasy feelings in the days before the collapse. Among them was 10-year-old Eryl Mai Jone