Have you heard of Aberfan disaster?
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Aberfan disaster
Unknown government photographer, Public domainOctober 1966 mining disaster in Wales, UK.
Rising in 21 countries since Thursday, 15 October 2026. Last seen rising on Sunday, 25 October 2026.
- rising today
- 0
- at the peak
- 20 on 21 Oct
- first rising
- 15 Oct
- days rising
- 8
Why it’s rising AI-generated
The Aberfan disaster, a 1966 mining disaster in Wales, is being commemorated by royals, families and survivors for its 60th anniversary, headlines report. On Bluesky, people are sharing tributes and remembering those who died. Reading about the disaster rose in 21 countries from 12 October.
Based on hampshirechronicle.co.uk (United Kingdom)
Written by an AI model from the data on this page and checked automatically against it. It can still contain mistakes. How these notes are written and checked.
Day by day
Countries where it was rising, each day
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| 25 Oct | 1 |
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| 22 Oct | 13 |
| 21 Oct | 20 |
| 20 Oct | 2 |
| 19 Oct | 4 |
| 18 Oct | 0 |
| 17 Oct | 0 |
| 16 Oct | 0 |
| 15 Oct | 1 |
How it spread
Each row is a country, in the order it started rising; each square is a day it was rising there. This is the order it appeared in, not a chain of cause.
In the news
- 116 Kinder unter den Opfern: Royals gedenken der Katastrophe von Aberfan
stuttgarter-zeitung.de · Austria · 22 Oct · found by GDELT - Aberfan marks 60 years since coal tip collapsed on school and homes, killing 116 children and 28 adults
BBC · Australia · via Google Trends - Royals join families and survivors to mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster
hampshirechronicle.co.uk · United Kingdom · 21 Oct · found by GDELT - The portraits that helped bring the lost Aberfan children homeYahoo Lifestyle Australia · Australia · 21 Oct · via Google Trends
- ‘I survived for a reason’: Aberfan fights to preserve memory of disaster 60 years onThe Guardian · Australia · 21 Oct · via Google Trends
- Royals to visit Aberfan to mark 60 years since disaster
BBC · Ireland · 21 Oct · via Google Trends - Joe Duffy: Remembering the Aberfan disaster, 60 years onIrish Independent · Ireland · 21 Oct · via Google Trends
- “The children were all the same age as my own”: Alex Jones touched by her visit to AberfanHafan | S4C · Ireland · 20 Oct · via Google Trends
Headlines from countries where it rose, found by Google Trends and GDELT. Each links to its publisher; we show only the headline.
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