Search on for missing miners

Rescuers have not given up hope that 24 miners trapped underground by the May 12 earthquake are still alive, a senior work safety official said on Saturday.

The death toll from the quake has now passed 60,000, and rescuers say there is little chance of finding anyone alive under the rubble.

But Wang Dexue, deputy head of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), said it was possible the 24 miners had survived.