Survivors of the Aberfan disaster who were pulled from the rubble, and families who lost children, were joining dignitaries including Prince Charles at ceremonies in the village. I’ll be coming here until the day I die.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gaynor Madgwick, who survived the Aberfan disaster. It may be one reason that the memorial garden at Aberfan – laid out to echo the footprint of the school – never now suffers any vandalism. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Aberfan memorial garden. “Even half a century on, the facts of the Aberfan disaster are no less shocking, and resonate throughout Wales.”Wood said the people of Aberfan should be commended for the dignity and bravery they had shown since the disaster.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2016 08:15 UTC