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There had been an inspection of the tips only days before and they
were found to be not safe, but nothing had been said or done. The
colliery at Merthyr Vale continued to dump its waste, forming the
tips which led to the disaster.
Days before the Aberfan disaster someone noticed cracks in the tip.
The workmen were told to move the crane back from the edge of the
tip because it was causing the cracks.
The workmen on the early morning shift that day of the 21st usually
started at 7.30am. By the time they walked to the tip edge amongst
all the mist they could see a huge crater.
The tip had gone. Returning to their cabin, the phones were down,
the railway lines were suspended in mid air where once the tip
supported the tracks. It was too late for the men who ran down the
side of the tip to raise the alarm.
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