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Last child pulled alive from Aberfan can 'still smell the coal' 60 years on

60 years on, Jeff Edwards tells James Williams how the Aberfan tragedy shaped his life.

Jeff Edwards was one of the 240 pupils at Pantglas Junior School when the disaster struck. He was eight-years-old at the time.

This year, Jeff was awarded an OBE for his services to fellow survivors of disasters, to charity, and to the community in Aberfan.

Jeff joined James Williams on Radio Wales Breakfast ahead of the 60th anniversary.

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