TODAY marks 55 years since the Aberfan disaster.
At 9.15am this morning, Wales will fall silent to remember those who lost their lives in the disaster.
Disaster struck the South Wales village on October 21 1966.
More than 150,000 tonnes of coal waste, loosened by persistent rain, slid down a hillside, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
Pit villages in South Wales were all too familiar with the danger that mining brought. Until the Aberfan disaster, it was the men underground who faced this peril.
October 21, 1966, saw the youngest and most vulnerable pay the highest price for the coal hewn from the ground.
In more recent times, the events of October 21, 1966 were played out in a poignant, moving episode of popular Netflix show The Crown.