Desperate โขRace to Find Miner Trapped in west Virginia Flood
NICHOLAS COUNTY, W.V. โค- Rescue crews are working โขaround โฃtheโฃ clock in a โdesperate attempt to locate a miner missing โฃafter โคa flood inundated the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, west Virginia.โ The mine, extending nearly a mile underground,โข was โflooded, prompting a large-scale emergency responseโข involvingโฃ state and federal agencies.
This โincident โฃmarks โฃthe second major mining accidentโข in West Virginia this month, raising concerns about safety in the state’sโ coal industry. The ongoing search underscores the inherent risks faced โby miners and the complex โขchallenges of rescue operations in subterranean environments. Authorities are coordinating efforts to determine the cause of the flooding andโค ensure โthe safety of all involved.
West Virginia Governor Jim Morrisey statedโค that the โฃWest virginia Office โคof Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training is leading โคthe coordination with mine safety officials, the West Virginia Emergency Management Division, โฃthe West Virginia department of Environmental Protection, the West Virginia State Police, the federal Mine Safety and Health Governance (MSHA), and local โคemergency responders.โฃ
Details regarding the search areโข limited,โข withโค officials promising further updates as they becomeโ available. The โflooding follows a separate incident on Thursday in Tucker County, where Joey Mitchell Jr., 25, a coal miner at โขtheโ Mettiki Mine inโ Mount Storm, died in an accident. Another worker was injured in that incident, โthough details surrounding the accident have not been released.