Listen "34: Aberfan"
Episode Synopsis
One Friday morning in 1966 in a small town in Wales a mining spoils waste tip let go with a river of liquified rubble destroying buildings and a school. Killing 144 people, mostly children in their classrooms. The mechanics of how this happened are simple. The ignorance and economics of why this happened boggles the mind.With John Chidgey.Related episodes:
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Aberfan: The Geological Society
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Causality Premium Giveaway
Causality Episode 20: Stava Dam
Investigation and Reports:
Coal Mining
Aberfan Disaster
Aberfan
Thirty-year Rule
Aberfan: The Mistake That Cost A Village Its Children
Terrifying Tale Of Bungling Ineptitude
Aberfan Lessons Learned
Aberfan: The Geological Society
Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer:
'r'.Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Joseph Antonio, Kevin Koch and Oliver Steele.
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