Thread: RIP Aberfan
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Old 21-10-2016, 19:53   #16
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Re: RIP Aberfan

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
There have been a few programmes on the BBC about this terrible and avoidable tragedy.

It even took them two hours to turn off the broken water main that was hindering rescue efforts!
To be fair that "water main" may have been the rather huge Brecon Beacons-Cardiff aqueduct. Even if you turned it off straight away it would still be draining for quite a while.

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