Aberfan Mining disaster – 1966
At 9.15 on Friday 21 October 1966, Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, was the centre of the world's media. A waste tip from the mine slid down the mountainside destroying a farm cottage killing a...
Barriers to Learning from Disaster
Barriers to Learning from Catastrophe The being of insurance policies is cited by some bookman as one of the barriers to larning from catastrophes ( Elliott, et al. , 2000 ) . There is a misconception...
It was the most terrifying moment of my life, a storm that I will never forget. It came to us as a surprise, in the middle of the night, when everyone was asleep. It was powerful and deadly for many. ...