Oct. 22, 1966 - 71 dead and 58 entombed in Avalanche at Aberfan: At least 71 people, mostly children, are dead and between 58 and 60 still entombed at Aberfan, near Marthyr Tydfil, South Wales, after a rain-soaked coal tip avalanched on an infants school, a farm and a row of houses. Eighty five children are safe and 36 are in hospital. Photo shows two of the grim faced rescue workers at the scene of the disaster in Aberfan. - ZUMAk09

Oct. 22, 1966 - 71 dead and 58 entombed in Avalanche at Aberfan: At least 71 people, mostly children, are dead and between 58 and 60 still entombed at Aberfan, near Marthyr Tydfil, South Wales, after a rain-soaked coal tip avalanched on an infants school, a farm and a row of houses. Eighty five children are safe and 36 are in hospital. Photo shows two of the grim faced rescue workers at the scene of the disaster in Aberfan. - ZUMAk09