{"id":390091,"date":"2026-10-21T19:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-special-coverage-of-aberfan-disaster-60th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T19:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:00:29","slug":"watch-live-special-coverage-of-aberfan-disaster-60th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-special-coverage-of-aberfan-disaster-60th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch live: Special coverage of Aberfan disaster 60th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NOW6GKYsBmA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch live: Special coverage of Aberfan disaster 60th anniversary\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NOW6GKYsBmA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Watch special ITV News coverage on the day the UK remembered one of the worst disasters in its history.<\/p>\n<p>116 children and 28 adults were killed when 150,000 tonnes of coal waste slid down the hillside before engulfing Pantglas Junior School on October 21 1966.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the King, Queen and Prince of Wales joined politicians, survivors and bereaved families in the village to remember those lost in the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The disaster unfolded, following days of heavy rain, when excavated mining debris from the Merthyr Vale Colliery was dislodged and came thundering down the hillside.<\/p>\n<p>The waste material had been piled high on the side of Mynydd Merthyr \u2013 above Aberfan \u2013 for years, even though there were numerous underground springs below.<\/p>\n<p>Children in Pantglas Junior School were just getting ready for lessons when 1.5 million cubic feet of liquefied slurry crashed into the school and a number of nearby houses.<\/p>\n<p>About half the children from the junior school died in the tragedy, which happened on the last day before half term.<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch special ITV News coverage on the day the UK remembered one of the worst disasters in its history. 116 children and 28 adults were killed when 150,000 tonnes of coal waste slid down the hillside before engulfing Pantglas Junior School on October 21 1966. 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