China mine death toll reaches seven

Updated July 23, 2008 21:47:09


The confirmed death toll from a mine accident in southern China has risen to seven, with 29 miners still trapped underground.

The coal pit in the Guangxi Zhuang region flooded on Monday.

A spokesman for the State Work Safety Administration says the task of the finding the missing miners would be 'extremely arduous and difficult'.

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