At least one miner was confirmed dead and another six are still trapped underground after a coal mine flooding in east China's Fujian Province on Wednesday.

Rescuers recovered one body from a shaft of mine in Yongding County at noon on Thursday, according to a county government official.

The circumstances of the other six people trapped remained unknown, and rescue work continued, the official said.

The accident happened at around 2:30 PM on Wednesday when seven miners were working underground at Laoliaokeng Coal Mine in Longtan Township.

Work safety bureau officials are investigating the cause of the accident.

(Xinhua News Agency July 9, 2009)