Abertillery: Collapsed coal tip led to ‘frightening’ landslip

“He said, ‘do you want some sandbags’, and I said ‘I don’t think sandbags are going to do it’.

“It was a good few hours before anybody came,” she added.

Despite being told to evacuate Ms Morgan said it was too difficult to leave because her daughter is blind.

She also said she was not told the tip is among those of the highest risk in Wales.

“They should have informed people better than what they do.”

First Minister Eluned Morgan said the Welsh government was monitoring the coal tips “very carefully”.

“We will do everything in our powers to make sure that we keep the investment going into making sure that we protect those tips from any landslides.”

The Welsh government said it was “fully committed to ensuring our coal tip communities are safe, both now and in the future”.

“The highest risk coal tips (category C and D) are regularly inspected by the Coal Authority and we will continue to work with our statutory partners throughout Wales to inspect and evaluate the highest rates tips in Wales.”