Major Screw-Up in Communications at Scene of West Virginia Coal Mine Disaster: Cruel "Miscommunication" Dashes Hopes of Elated Relatives

Of all the incredibly STUPID blunders!

People all around the world rejoiced in the discovery that twelve miners were discovered alive in a West Virginia coal mine some 40+ hours after a major explosion rocked the mine and caused the ceiling to cave in. For some three hours, relatives of the trapped miners rejoiced in the knowledge that their loved ones would be returning to them in one piece.

But it was not to be. It never was.

A coal mine official came out at three o'clock in the morning and announced that the miners were all dead, save one who was barely alive. Fury, shock and grief overcame the jubilation that the mining company allowed to continue for three frigging hours. They blew it. It was a cruel and devastating turn of events.

The heart and soul of the mining community was torn to pieces. It should never have happened this way; it's bad enough that the miners didn't make it, but for their families and their community to suffer like this is utterly heartbreaking.

It is unknown who spread the story that the miners were alive, but the apalling damage they inflicted on the community is almost beyond belief.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and to this devastated community who have endured so much, had three hours of happiness and then lost all their hope. We also pray for the recovery of the miner who survived.