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Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the devasting Spoil Tip collapse in Aberfan, South Wales. This resulted in the deaths of many children and would shape Wales for the coal industry for many years to come. Lets jump in.
TW: Suicide, PTSD, death of children
Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at https://instagram.com/whenitgoeswrongpod or email with your feedback and ideas to [email protected].
MH resources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/mental-health-and-stigma/help-and-support
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help
Key sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster
https://www.history.com/news/elizabeth-ii-aberfan-mine-disaster-wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-150d11df-c541-44a9-9332-560a19828c47
https://www.businessinsider.com/haunting-photos-tragic-aberfan-disaster-1966-2019-11?r=US&IR=T
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-aberfan-disaster-featured-crown-180973565/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29309363/queen-elizabeth-aberfan-mining-disaster-reaction-the-crown/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_Kingdom
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Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the devasting Spoil Tip collapse in Aberfan, South Wales. This resulted in the deaths of many children and would shape Wales for the coal industry for many years to come. Lets jump in.
TW: Suicide, PTSD, death of children
Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at https://instagram.com/whenitgoeswrongpod or email with your feedback and ideas to [email protected].
MH resources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/mental-health-and-stigma/help-and-support
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help
Key sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster
https://www.history.com/news/elizabeth-ii-aberfan-mine-disaster-wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-150d11df-c541-44a9-9332-560a19828c47
https://www.businessinsider.com/haunting-photos-tragic-aberfan-disaster-1966-2019-11?r=US&IR=T
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-aberfan-disaster-featured-crown-180973565/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29309363/queen-elizabeth-aberfan-mining-disaster-reaction-the-crown/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_Kingdom
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