Urban Myths surrounding The Aberfan Disaster?

Question

I'm sure years ago in a Sunday tabloid supplementary magazine's "Isn't it Weird and Unexplained" section, I saw something talking about a boy who was amongst the 116 children killed when the Aberfan waste tip slid down the mountain and engulfed his school, way back in 1966.

Apparently the child had drawn many pictures (they were printed in the magazine) of fire engines and police scrabbling over a huge pile of rock.

He also drew pictures of clocks that all read 9.15 - the time of the disaster.

Does anyone else know about this? Was it a hoax created by a desperate parent or were these drawings legitimate? Are there any websites that go into this further?
Are there any more urban myths surrounding the event?

Answer 1

Mass Premonition

Location: Aberfan - No fixed location
Type: Other
Date / Time: Pre 21 October 1966
Further Comments: According to the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, Vol 44, no 734, around 200 people reportedly predicted this disaster in the days leading up to it, including a local girl who was unfortunately one of those killed in the appalling accident.

Answer 2

The locals had been complaining for months about the slag heap. It was a disaster waiting to happen, easily predictable. I don't know anything about the boy and the pictures, but the tabloid probably put the clocks in for effect.

Answer 3

Hi I've heard something about it too - it definitely rang a bell when I read your question....I've got the full series of The Unexplained, it might well be somewhere in that. When I've time I'll get the index out.......(Bear with me, they are stored safely away - in the depths of the cubbyhole........it would take me hours to get to them). I'll contact you if I find anything out.

Answer 4

it was in the sun news paper about it and the little boy was found under the classroom clock the clock had stopped at 9 15

Answer 5

ive never heard of this, try google it