Inquest into deaths of four men in 2011 Wales mining disaster to be reopened

Garry Jenkins, 39, Philip Hill, 44, David Powell, 50, and Charles Breslin, 62, were killed when thousands of gallons of water flooded the Gleision drift mine, near Pontardawe, a town in the Swansea valley, on September 15 2011.
The men died inside the Gleision drift mine near Pontardawe, South Wales (PA)
The men died inside the Gleision drift mine near Pontardawe, South Wales (PA)

The families of four men who died in a South Wales mining disaster 11 years ago have been told their inquests will be reopened.

Garry Jenkins, 39, Philip Hill, 44, David Powell, 50, and Charles Breslin, 62, were killed when thousands of gallons of water flooded the Gleision drift mine, near Pontardawe, a town in the Swansea valley, on September 15 2011.

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