People gather to wait for the news of miners trapped underground at a village-run coal mine pit, where a gas blast took place in the Hongtong County of Linfen, North China's Shanxi Province, December 6, 2007. When the explosion happened, 111 miners were working inside the shaft.

An injured miner receives emergency treatments on an ambulance.

Rescuers prepare to search for the victims.

Rescuers prepare to search for the victims.

A miner receives treatment after being resued.

A mother holding her child grieves as she waits for the news of her loved one trapped underground.

(Xinhua News Agency, December 7, 2007)