Aberfan: how the Guardian reported the disaster – archive, 1966

Risingcorroborated5 outlets reported this themselves in 5 reports over 3 days - more reporting than echo.

Tue, 20 October 2026peak 4 reports on Wed, 21 October 2026Wed, 21 October 2026

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20 Oct, 15:39over 22 hours21 Oct, 13:54

2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

Tue, 20 October 2026
1 report
- aol.co.uk15:39first to report
  Aberfan: how the Guardian reported the disaster – archive, 1966
  On 21 October 1966, an avalanche of colliery waste slid down a mountainside and engulfed a school and houses in a Welsh village, killing 144 people
Wed, 21 October 2026
4 reports
- RMF24 (Poland)03:15
  Zaniedbania, błoto i śmierć 116 dzieci. 60 lat od tragedii w Aberfan
  Zaniedbania, błoto i śmierć 116 dzieci. 60 lat od tragedii w Aberfan
- Index.hr (Croatia)06:40
  Odron otpada zatrpao je školu i ubio preko 100 djece. Nitko nikad nije odgovarao
  DANA 21. listopada 1966. godine, selo Aberfan u južnom Walesu postalo je poprište jedne od najtragičnijih nesreća u modernoj britanskoj povijesti.
- mirror.co.uk11:43
  King and William arrive to pay tribute to Aberfan disaster victims 60 years on
  The King, Queen and Prince William have made an emotional visit to Aberfan today to remember the 116 children and 28 adults killed in a disaster there exactly 60 years ago
- irishnews.com13:54
  Aberfan: The Village That Fought Back review: The disaster that meant health and safety was a necessary revolution and not a dirty phrase
  It’s 60-years since criminal neglect led to the deaths of 116 children and 28 adults in an entirely avoidable disaster in a Welsh mining village