Landslide-Aberfan Flashcards
1
Q
Date
A
21st October 1966
2
Q
how many cubic meters of debris flowed downhill?
A
150,000
3
Q
how much debris smashed into the village?
A
> 40,000
4
Q
physical factors that led to the landslide
A
- several days of heavy rain before
- tips built over a layer of porous sandstone
5
Q
human factors that led to the landslide
A
- telephone cable stolen so tipping gang on mountain couldn’t raise alarm
- concerns raised in 1963, but NCB’s area management ignored them
6
Q
social impacts
A
- 147 deaths, including 116 children
- psychological impacts e.g. guilt, 1/2 survivors suffered post traumatic stress disorder
- evacuations (mud flooded homes)
7
Q
economic impacts
A
-destroyed a farm, housing and school
8
Q
environmental impacts
A
- front part of mass became liquefied
- 120,000 cubic meters of debris deposited on the lower slopes of the mountain
- destroyed the landscape
9
Q
short term responses
A
- parents digging through rubble to uncover children
- 2000 emergency services workers and volunteers the day after
10
Q
long term responses
A
- British government framed new legislation to remedy absence of laws and regulations governing mine and quarry waste tips and spoil heaps
- created Mines and Quarry Act 1969
