HOHHOT - All six of the miners who were trapped underground in an August coal mine flood in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have been confirmed dead after rescuers retrieved the last body on Thursday.

The flood occurred at about 4:30 pm on August 19 at the Changfu Coal Mine in the Hainan District of the city of Wuhai.

The six miners were between the ages of 26 and 56 and hailed from the provincial-level regions of Sichuan, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia, rescuers said.

Local authorities are still investigating the accident, rescuers said.