HOHHOT, June 21 (Xinhua) -- As the search and rescue operation has ended, all 47 missing people in a coal mine accident in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in February were confirmed dead, bringing the death toll to 53, local authorities said Wednesday.
The open-pit mine in Alxa League collapsed on Feb. 22, followed by a massive landslide later that day, according to an official report released on Feb. 24. ■
