Eleven workers trapped underground in a coal mine collapse have died, authorities in central China said Thursday, the latest in a series of mining disasters, AP reported.

The miners were found Thursday afternoon, a day after the mine in Shaanxi province collapsed, Yulin city's propaganda department said in a statement. The reason for the collapse was under investigation, it said.

The rest of the 49 miners who had been working in the privately run mine escaped.

Source: SPA