 "11 trapped in coal mine collapse in China")
Eleven people were trapped underground today following a coal mine collapse in northwest China.
The collapse occurred in a pit of Liujiamao coal mine at Shenmu county, Yulin City in Shaanxi Province, at around 9 AM.
At the time of the accident, 49 miners were working underground and 38 of them succeeded in fleeing for life, the local government said.
The rescue work is under way.
The privately-owned Liujiamao Coal Mine is operated on test run, rescuers said, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
