BEIJING, Nov 8: Twenty-nine miners have died following a gas leak in a coal mine in southwest China and six are still missing, state press reported early Friday. The gas leak at Qunli coal mine in Guizhou Province occurred at 2:10 pm (0610 GMT) on Thursday when 86 miners were working in the shaft, the Xinhua news agency said.

Fifty-two people were rescued but one died after emergency treatment, rescuers said.

“The other six miners have slim chances of survival, but (the) search will continue,” a rescuer said.—AFP