SHIJIAZHUANG - All six people who had been missing for days after an iron mine dormitory cave-in in North China's Hebei province Thursday afternoon were confirmed dead, said local authorities Monday.

Rescue work ended at 1 pm Monday, after all six bodies were found.

Five people managed to escape, and six others went missing when the dormitory cave-in occurred at Jinxin iron ore dressing factory in Qianxi county in the city of Tangshan as a result of days of heavy rains.