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Delbarton is typical of many towns in West Virginia, built on coal and suffering as the industry shrinks.

Former miner Bo Copley knows this struggle firsthand.

In September 2015 he was laid off from his job at a coal mine.

He is one of nearly 200,000 people who have lost their jobs in the coal industry since September 2014.

The layoffs have increased an existing rift between West Virginia's population and Washington DC politicians - who they feel don't care about the state's unique culture and struggles.

In May, Mr Copley brought this anger directly to a meeting with the Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton.

The roundtable between Mrs Clinton and members of West Virginia's coal community gained international attention when Mr Copley, 40, took out a picture of his three young children and asked the candidate to explain her remarks that she would "put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business".

Mrs Clinton responded by saying her comments had been taken out of context but acknowledged it had been a "misstatement"

SOurce: BBC