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Terrifying that this could happen as recently as 2008 and, I'm sure, with better understanding of potential consequences. In 1966, something similar (although
by sierra1011 2y ago
Terrifying that this could happen as recently as 2008 and, I'm sure, with better understanding of potential consequences.
In 1966, something similar (although with a mining waste dump, instead of ash) happened in Aberfan, Wales (in the UK) with a more tragic outcome[1].
The question should be whether this occurred due to ignorance or ignoring the lessons of history, which rhymes if not repeats.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster
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