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DLRIDES · 1 August 2022, 08:25 PM

28+ dead, many more missing, many families are struggling. Some of these areas were hit twice in a 15 day period.

If this were some other area, the media coverage would be continuous, and the assistance would be a national effort, but since it’s in the coal mining areas of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Southwest Virginia, …………………… hardly a word. The individuals of this area work miles underground in the most horrid conditions that most of you could never imagine. Think about that next time you flip that light switch. Sorry, had to say it !

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* This movie should be required viewing in in our education system, sure is in my household, whether they like it or not !

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3517870/

Nickn · 1 August 2022, 08:34 PM

Not enough credit is given to miners
I am sure most of us cannot imagine how dangerous hard and dirty the work is
successive Uk governments have all but destroyed our coal industry
Now we are paying for it literally

mountainjogger · 1 August 2022, 09:01 PM

Truly terrible Don.

GoingPlaces · 1 August 2022, 09:20 PM

A tremendous tragedy, so many people lost, displaced, and lives ruined forever.

Agree Don, overlooked and under appreciated. Many people have no idea.

gnuyork · 2 August 2022, 04:09 AM

Truly horrible on many levels and that's all I will say without derailing the thread.

brandrea · 2 August 2022, 04:16 AM

Thoughts go out to those affected Don.

RichM · 2 August 2022, 04:22 AM

Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this disaster.

asloper6001 · 2 August 2022, 05:14 AM

Crazy, heard more about the Vegas casino floods than this. Wild.

mountainjogger · 2 August 2022, 10:03 AM

Death toll is now 35. Hundreds still missing.

Boopie · 2 August 2022, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RichM

Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this disaster.

Agreed. Terrible news.

904VT · 3 August 2022, 12:39 AM

Thank you Don for sharing. Hoping the communities can recover quickly. And makes you really question the media, that this has been swept over. Media has their addiction to metro markets.

OYptL · 3 August 2022, 02:33 AM

The outlet that I watch( the most watched in America) devotes a minute here and a minute there throughout the day but Spam being locked up in NYC has gotten way more coverage. I live just over a mountain range or two from the affected area. It’s pretty much poor Appalachia. Prayer’s for everyone affected.

White Collar Boy · 3 August 2022, 12:50 PM

Damn. That is awful. Thanks for sharing, Don, I hadn’t seen this in the news over here in Australia. What a tragedy.

DLRIDES · 3 August 2022, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mountainjogger

Death toll is now 35. Hundreds still missing.

Out of the hundreds still missing, many were parents. I can’t imagine how traumatizing for your parent(s) to leave home one day, never to return.

https://secure.kentucky.gov/FormServ...EKYFloodRelief

1st amg · 3 August 2022, 09:50 PM

Thanks for sharing Don...I have not heard anything about this in Canada. That's absurd.
I just donated with this link. Thanks again!

gnuyork · 3 August 2022, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 904VT

Thank you Don for sharing. Hoping the communities can recover quickly. And makes you really question the media, that this has been swept over. Media has their addiction to metro markets.

I'm hearing about this all the time. Not sure which media outlets you are consuming.

904VT · 6 August 2022, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gnuyork

I'm hearing about this all the time. Not sure which media outlets you are consuming.

It’s been back page in all the mainstream. I consume others and have read this but my comments were specific to mainstream. They only promote what is in their interest at the time. You can certainly read about it if you search. But I would challenge you to find one mainstream national source that is promoting this and promoting fundraising for those impacted. I also challenge you to compare this to the coverage of California wildfires in the mainstream over the years. We all know national media has their agendas and cater to their advertisers preferences. Not as many consumers equals unequal coverage of disasters at Fox News, CNN, MSNBC among others..

Trailboss516 · 6 August 2022, 02:27 AM

Pretty front and center on NPR

904VT · 6 August 2022, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Trailboss516

Pretty front and center on NPR

https://www.npr.org/

Not being difficult to be difficult but where do you see them even mentioning? Maybe on their radio programs that air all day but I haven’t seen much here on their website.

Regardless I hope people donate to help those impacted.

1 August 2022, 08:25 PM	#1
DLRIDES 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Don Location: NC/WY Watch: Me Posts: 4,676	Remember KY, WV, and SW VA Flood Families ! 28+ dead, many more missing, many families are struggling. Some of these areas were hit twice in a 15 day period. If this were some other area, the media coverage would be continuous, and the assistance would be a national effort, but since it’s in the coal mining areas of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Southwest Virginia, …………………… hardly a word. The individuals of this area work miles underground in the most horrid conditions that most of you could never imagine. Think about that next time you flip that light switch. Sorry, had to say it ! __________________________________________________ ______________________ * This movie should be required viewing in in our education system, sure is in my household, whether they like it or not ! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3517870/ __________________ *Purchasing your first non HOA home on a 3 acre lot DOES NOT equate to owning a “farm”.*

1 August 2022, 09:01 PM	#3
mountainjogger 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: H Location: North Carolina Watch: M99230B-0008 Posts: 5,675	Truly terrible Don. __________________ The King of Cool.

2 August 2022, 04:22 AM	#7
RichM 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Real Name: Richie Location: "Nowhere Man" Watch: out now,take care! Posts: 29,783	Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this disaster. __________________ "I love to work at nothing all day" TRF #139960

2 August 2022, 10:03 AM	#9
mountainjogger 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: H Location: North Carolina Watch: M99230B-0008 Posts: 5,675	Death toll is now 35. Hundreds still missing. __________________ The King of Cool.

1 August 2022, 08:34 PM	#2
Nickn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: London Posts: 526	Not enough credit is given to miners I am sure most of us cannot imagine how dangerous hard and dirty the work is successive Uk governments have all but destroyed our coal industry Now we are paying for it literally

1 August 2022, 09:20 PM	#4
GoingPlaces "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 5,356	A tremendous tragedy, so many people lost, displaced, and lives ruined forever. Agree Don, overlooked and under appreciated. Many people have no idea.

2 August 2022, 04:09 AM	#5
gnuyork "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 3,353	Truly horrible on many levels and that's all I will say without derailing the thread.

2 August 2022, 04:16 AM	#6
brandrea 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 78,136	Thoughts go out to those affected Don.

2 August 2022, 05:14 AM	#8
asloper6001 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: West Coast Posts: 1,350	Crazy, heard more about the Vegas casino floods than this. Wild.

3 August 2022, 12:39 AM	#11
904VT "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: USA Watch: All Rolex Posts: 7,024	Thank you Don for sharing. Hoping the communities can recover quickly. And makes you really question the media, that this has been swept over. Media has their addiction to metro markets.

3 August 2022, 02:33 AM	#12
OYptL "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Bloomingdale Watch: Invicta Posts: 755	The outlet that I watch( the most watched in America) devotes a minute here and a minute there throughout the day but Spam being locked up in NYC has gotten way more coverage. I live just over a mountain range or two from the affected area. It’s pretty much poor Appalachia. Prayer’s for everyone affected.

3 August 2022, 12:50 PM	#13
White Collar Boy 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Real Name: Matt Location: . Watch: PAM111 Posts: 2,865	Damn. That is awful. Thanks for sharing, Don, I hadn’t seen this in the news over here in Australia. What a tragedy.

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1st amg 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: nicholas Location: ottawa canada Watch: Rolex,AP,Panerai Posts: 10,410	Thanks for sharing Don...I have not heard anything about this in Canada. That's absurd. I just donated with this link. Thanks again!

6 August 2022, 02:27 AM	#18
Trailboss516 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: In denial Watch: It's complicated Posts: 1,620	Pretty front and center on NPR

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