Fifty years ago today, a mountain of coal waste buried the Welsh village of Aberfan. 144 people died, including 116 children trapped in a school.

BBC reporter Gareth Bowen covered the rescue effort. Here & Now's Lisa Mullins spoke with his son, Jeremy Bowen, who is now the BBC's Middle East editor.

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FULL INTERVIEW: The BBC's Jeremy Bowen On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1966 Wales Mine Disaster

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FULL INTERVIEW: The BBC's Jeremy Bowen On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1966 Wales Mine Disaster

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