Mining collapse victims pronounced dead

Forty-seven people who were reported missing on Feb 24 in a coal mine collapse at Alshaa League in Inner Mongolia autonomous region were pronounced dead on June 21, according to Xinhua News Agency.

On Feb 22, a collapse occurred at the Xinjing Open Pit Coal Mine at Alshaa Left Banner in Alshaa League of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

The emergency management bureau in the region announced on Wednesday the search and rescue mission had concluded, and the 47 missing were confirmed dead.

The accident killed 53 people in total.