[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.32,0:00:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Roaring, rushing noises] Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.11,0:00:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People: Whoa. Whoa. That's bad. Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.21,0:00:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] It's Sunday, and \Nthe side of a mountain has just collapsed. Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.99,0:00:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It crashes through the river that Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.61,0:00:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,runs through the Rhondda Var,\Nnear Tylorstown. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.23,0:00:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nobody is injured, but\Nit's only today Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.86,0:00:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sheer scale of that collapse\Nis obvious. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.04,0:00:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something else that is clear Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.79,0:00:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the amount of coal Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.31,0:00:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was still \Non this mountainside. Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.95,0:00:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gerald watched it all happen. Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.10,0:00:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gerald Durham]\NThere was a roar, Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.88,0:00:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you could see the muck Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.54,0:00:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starting to slip\Nfrom the top area, there. Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.05,0:00:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within a couple of hours,\Nthe whole lot had come down there. Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.94,0:00:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] Do you feel vulnerable? Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.91,0:00:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gerald] Yeah. Yeah.\NWith this going on, yeah. Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.84,0:00:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These valleys are surrounded by coal. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.28,0:00:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were built on coal. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.16,0:00:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a frightening prospect,\Nyou know. Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.86,0:00:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If that could've happened Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.46,0:00:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on this side of the mountain, Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.94,0:00:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would be a totally different outcome. Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.20,0:00:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] His father Cliff\Nis a former miner. Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.78,0:01:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You look at this landslide now,\Nwhat goes through your mind? Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.88,0:01:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Cliff Durham] Oh, Aberfan,\Nstraight away. Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.40,0:01:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Believe me, we don't want\Nto see that again. Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.48,0:01:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wouldn't. Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.74,0:01:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] I've been\Nspeaking to people Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.70,0:01:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on this street. Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.98,0:01:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's Bryn Heulog, and it's\Nopposite to the landslide. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.51,0:01:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They described yesterday as eerie. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.50,0:01:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sound of slurry\Ncrashing down the mountain. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.18,0:01:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are just thankful\Nthat this happened Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.55,0:01:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of their homes, Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.45,0:01:24.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not behind them. Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.100,0:01:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The greenery of the valleys Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.28,0:01:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disguises the amount of coal\Nthat is still hidden here. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.31,0:01:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.91,0:01:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the land was reclaimed. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.98,0:01:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now, there are calls\Nby local people, Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.99,0:01:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to inspect all the areas\Nwhere coal was dumped. Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.95,0:01:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Chris Bryant] We should definitely Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.65,0:01:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be inspecting all the former\Ncoal tips. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.76,0:01:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Making sure that if\Nthere is excessive water in there, Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.61,0:01:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that that is being drained off, Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.46,0:01:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make sure everything is safe. Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.25,0:01:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because obviously, people \Nhave seen the horrific pictures Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.41,0:01:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on television news, of\Nwhat's happened in Ponte Guy. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.24,0:02:00.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People might not have seen it\Nfor themselves. Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.61,0:02:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is much bigger than\Nit looked on television. Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.33,0:02:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, people are, of course, worried. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.66,0:02:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is one thing, having water coming, Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.91,0:02:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coursing through your house. Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.58,0:02:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is quite another, having, um, Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.58,0:02:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slurry, and the top of the mountain Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.58,0:02:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming down through your house. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.45,0:02:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] But, who is responsible? Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.45,0:02:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who owns the land? Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.78,0:02:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Coal Authority says,\Nit's not them. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.75,0:02:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Councils say, Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.12,0:02:23.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not sure if they do. Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.75,0:02:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who is responsible for these sites, Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.63,0:02:27.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and who is maintaining them? Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.33,0:02:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Andrew Morgan] At present, Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.53,0:02:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are in discussion with Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.13,0:02:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Natural Resources, Wales. Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.73,0:02:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clears on the side of the hill. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.53,0:02:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the big one. Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.85,0:02:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rhondda Var is a concern to us. Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.73,0:02:38.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have engineers on site right now, Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.53,0:02:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monitoring it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.62,0:02:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] Do you think that is\Nyour land, Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.18,0:02:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Natural Resources Wales' land? Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.58,0:02:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mr. Morgan] We are still in discussion\Nover that. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.88,0:02:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, but at present,\Nwe have engineers on site, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.41,0:02:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to understand\Nif there is a risk Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.10,0:02:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the properties, or the public. Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.01,0:02:50.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly there is some concern Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.91,0:02:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the moment that happened\Nyesterday, Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.81,0:02:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what's caused it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.22,0:02:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it just water on the surface, Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.98,0:02:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or is there a deeper issue\Nwithin the mountain? Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.18,0:02:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is currently under investigation. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.83,0:03:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Rushing noises.] Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.13,0:03:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] This is what happened Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.68,0:03:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after a weekend of heavy rain. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.73,0:03:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These valleys know all too well Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.83,0:03:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the histories with landslides. Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.93,0:03:11.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some are questioning Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.51,0:03:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether this was a one-off, Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.27,0:03:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an early warning. Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.23,0:03:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rob Osborne, ITV News.