Four Welsh mine deaths 'a stab through community's heart'

The deaths of four miners trapped in a flooded mine were tonight described as a “stab through the heart” of a community hoping they could be rescued alive.

Four Welsh mine deaths 'a stab through community's heart'

The deaths of four miners trapped in a flooded mine were tonight described as a “stab through the heart” of a community hoping they could be rescued alive.

A major search and rescue operation was launched after Phillip Hill, Charles Breslin, David Powell and Garry Jenkins became stranded in a tunnel 90m underground at Gleision Colliery in South Wales.

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