Immediately he joined a small group of rescuers trying to reach the class rooms. What he saw he said would never leave his mind.  The children still at their desks, covered with slime, sludge and mud, dead by suffocation and the mummified form of the teacher still standing in front of the children with his arms out as though he was trying to protect them. He was dead.

 

With many thanks to our guest writer for this episode, and to Jen for suggesting it.

 

The episode detailing the inquiry and aftermath of the Aberfan Disaster will be released exclusively on Patreon on December 21st.

References

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-150d11df-c541-44a9-9332-560a19828c47

https://everything-everywhere.com/the-Aber-van-disaster/

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/death-black-mountain-Aber-van-disaster-welsh-history-who-blame-how-many-tragedy-survived/

https://labourheartlands.com/the-Aber-van-disaster/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10127521/Aber-van-school-survivors-minute-minute-account-disaster.html

https://prruk.org/Aber-van-disaster-1966-power-and-corruption-in-the-valley-of-death/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aber-van_disaster