How Could This Happen?

Summary


Hundreds of tons of stinking rubbish almost swallowed an empty toddlers' playground after torrential rain brought down an old dump. Some living near Hopkinstown's Great Western playground outside Pontypridd woke yesterday to relive flashbacks of the Aberfan disaster of 1966 when coal slurry wiped out a school claiming 144 lives.

Fortunately on Wednesday, the wave of dead trees and rotted waste found the swings and climbing frames empty of toddlers and teenagers when it hit in the pitch black just after 6pm.

See the full content of this document

Extract


How Could This Happen?

In nearby Hopkinstown Road, grandad David Baker 65 said: 'If the...

See the full content of this document

Sponsored links




ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

© Copyright 2012, vLex. All Rights Reserved.

Contents in vLex United Kingdom

Explore vLex

For Professionals

For Partners

Company