Some like the Troehydriw disaster of 1877 and the Townhead disaster of 1913 involved extensive flooding in which some men survived after air and supplies were passed to them through bore holes while they awaited rescue.
Some like the Troehydriw disaster of 1877 and the Townhead disaster of 1913 involved extensive flooding of the pits. In both these cases some men survived only after air and supplies were passed to them through bore holes while they awaited rescue.