Mine rescue operations continue in West Virginia, miner trapped nearly 24 hours after wall compromised by flood water – still active scene

Emergency crews continue search and rescue efforts at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, where one miner remains ...

Desperate search for trapped miner after flood consumes tunnels nearly a mile under mountain

A desperate search is underway Sunday for a miner who remains missing after a set of mines flooded in West Virginia over the ...

Foreman, 42, Found Dead Days After He Went Missing When Coal Mine Flooded During 'Routine' Operation

The first death occurred on Feb. 28, “when a portion of rib rock fell” on 46-year-old Billy Stalker, who had 28 years of ...

Where the sky keeps bursting

A Washington Post investigation shows why much of the eastern U.S. is increasingly vulnerable to extreme rain and floods.
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40 years later, 1985 flood still stirs troubling memories

The remnants of Hurricane Juan in 1985 collided with a frontal system to produce rain which sat over West Virginia and poured ...