BEIJING - China's top work safety supervisor on Saturday ordered local government departments to severely crack down on illegal production and construction at mines and other work sites to prevent deadly accidents.

The order by the Work Safety Commission of the State Council followed six deadly accidents that left at least 26 people dead in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hunan, Liaoning, Anhui and Shandong.

Local government departments should launch special campaign to check mines, construction sites and other work places and punish those who violate work safety laws and regulations that may lead to accidents, according to a statement posted on the website of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS).

The administration urged coal mines across the country to strengthen their anti-flooding measures, particularly during the current flood season.

On June 28, six miners were trapped underground at a coal mine located in the city of Zibo of eastern China's Shandong Province. Rescue efforts are still under way.

On June 21, two separate flooding accident occurred in Fushun City of Liaoning Province and the city of Tongling of Anhui Province, leaving three people dead and three others missing.

On June 20, at least five miners were confirmed dead in a flooding accident at a private coal mine located in the city of Leiyang of central China's Hunan Province.

On June 19, a building collapsed in the city of Wuxi, eastern Jiangsu Province when workers were renovating the dilapidated building, killing 11 people.

On June 17, a cargo vessel blast at a dock in Panyu District of Guangzhou City in southern Guangdong Province had left seven people dead and four others missing.