KUNMING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have retrieved four bodies and three people are still missing following a suspected coal and gas outburst at a coal mine on Wednesday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Thursday.
The accident struck the Daying coal mine in Zhenxiong County at around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the county government.
Rescue efforts and an investigation into the cause of the accident are underway. ■
