Rescuers gather at the entrance of a shaft of Malishu Coal Mine in Shuangbai County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 28, 2009. Five miners are dead and six are missing after a gas burst at the Malishu Coal Mine early Monday, local authorities said. [Xinhua]

Miners wait after the coal mine accident at Malishu Coal Mine in Shuangbai County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 28, 2009. [Xinhua]