3 dead after makeshift house collapses at north China coal mine

Three workers were trapped and later found dead after a makeshift house collapsed at a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said Wednesday.

The accident, which occurred at 4:23 a.m. on Wednesday at a coal mine in the city of Jincheng, involved the collapse of a wall due to continuous rain.

Three workers were trapped in the structure and later found dead following a rescue operation that ended shortly after noon on Wednesday.