The Children of Aberfan: A Heart-Breaking True Story of Loss, Community and Courage

By Steve Humphries, Bevan Jones, Sue Elliott

The story of a tragedy never forgotten, and a community who came together to mourn.

The story of a tragedy never forgotten, and a community who came together to mourn a generation of children

In October 1966, a small Welsh mining village was hit by disaster. Heavy rain had been pounding the village for days and over time filled a tip containing coal waste, situated high above the village. Within minutes, the coal tip had slid down the mountain, engulfing a farm, several houses and a school, and ultimately killing 28 adults and 116 children. It was a man-made disaster, the likes of which had not seen before, and which attracted the attention of the world's media. Aberfan would become synonymous with tragedy as the small, close-knit village mourned the loss of an entire generation of children.

In The Children of Aberfan those who were actually there - rescuers, parents, teachers, neighbors and children - tell the full story of the tragic event. Moving and simply told, in the voices of the people on the ground, it is a story about a grieving community, about a disaster long foretold but ignored by those in power; and about the heroism and dignity of those who were left behind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800963041
• ISBN13: 9781800963047
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Monoray
• Length: 208 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.8"