Rescuers are searching for the 10 miners trapped underground after a tunnel collapsed at noon on Sunday in a coal mine on the outskirts of Beijing.

The accident occurred in Da'anshan Coal Mine in Fangshan District, 90 km from downtown Beijing, while 16 miners were working underground in the east and west tunnels.

Those trapped were working in the east tunnel.

Local leaders, including Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan, and senior officials from the State Administration of Work Safety, rushed to the scene to direct the rescue work.

It is a tough task to rescue the trapped as the east tunnel collapsed completely, not partly, said rescuers.

Source: Xinhua