Mine flooding kills 14, 1 missing

Fourteen people were killed and one remains missing after an iron mine flooded in Taipingzhai town, Qianxi county in Tangshan, North China's Hebei province, according to a statement released by Tangshan authorities on Saturday night.

After the accident, Qianxi county reported two miners were trapped in the flooded iron mine. However, rescue teams had found 14 bodies and one miner missing by Friday night.

The province has set up a working group to investigate the accident, the statement said.

"Issues such as false reports will be dealt with strictly in accordance with law and regulations," it said.