John Humphrys writes on Aberfan disaster and lessons not learned

In a Guardian opinion piece, John Humphrys recalls seeing fathers dig for missing children at Aberfan. He argues the 144 deaths were avoidable, no one was held to account, and the lessons were not learned.

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1. 24 Oct, 06:00 UTCFirst appeared on The Guardian

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• At Aberfan, I saw fathers digging for their missing children. And the lessons society should have learned, it hasn’t | John HumphrysThe Guardian