David Hurn The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip in the Welsh village of Aberfan, on 21 October 1966, killing 116 children and 28 adults. It was caused by a build-up of wate (...)
r in the accumulated rock and shale, which suddenly started to slide downhill in the form of slurry. Aberfan. Wales. GB. 1966 © David Hurn | Magnum Photos
Nanna Heitmann Evgenii with his rat Barclay in his apartment. Next year, he will move to the US for five months to earn enough money to own a car. After watching the movie Ratatouille, he immediately bought a rat (...)
at the pet store. Krasnoyarsk. Yenisei River. Russia. 2018. © Nanna Heitmann | Magnum Photos
David Hurn Two surviving children stand at the top of the hill overlooking the miners digging to find children still buried in the slag. Over one hundred children in the apparent safety of their school were (...)
buried under the waste of a sliding coal tip. 1966. Aberfan Coal Slip Disaster. Wales. GB. © David Hurn | Magnum Photos
David Hurn The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip in the Welsh village of Aberfan, on 21 October 1966, killing 116 children and 28 adults. It was caused by a build-up of wate (...)
r in the accumulated rock and shale, which suddenly started to slide downhill in the form of slurry. Aberfan. Wales. GB. 1966 © David Hurn | Magnum Photos