Aberfan survivors fight to keep memory alive 60 years after a coal tip killed 116 children

King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William are to visit the village on Wednesday, when the Prince of Wales will unveil a new memorial sculpture. Prime Minister Andy Burnham laid a wreath on Monday and said: 'I don't think Aberfan was treated properly by the authorities.' The collapse onto Pantglas Junior School in 1966 claimed 144 lives. Welsh coal tips number in the thousands and continue to pose a threat.

David Davies, 68, was laid among the dead children until someone saw his foot move.

Dave Evans, 86, is credited as the person who placed the initial emergency call to the fire service.

National Coal Board chief Lord Robens offered the bereaved no consolation, only his flight time: '8.45 this evening'.