QITAIHE, Heilongjiang, Nov. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- The death toll in Sunday's coal mine disaster has risen to 138 with 11 still missing. More than 70 trapped miners have been rescued from the mine in Qitaihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

    Shi Guicheng, deputy president of the General Hospital of Qimei Group, told Xinhua that 47 of the rescued miners were suffering from gas poisoning.

    "Many of the injured are recovering after treatment in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber," said Shi, who added some miners were also suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome.

    Only one miner suffered head injuries and he was also treated for gas poisoning, said Shi.

    Shi said four more medical specialists are scheduled to join the three medical experts at the hospital who are treating the injured miners.

    Altogether 221 miners were working underground when the blast occurred at 9:40 p.m. Sunday at Dongfeng Coal Mine run by the Qitaihe branch of the Longmei Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. in Heilongjiang Province. Enditem