According to China's Civil Aviation Administration, a China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 132 passengers crashed in the mountains of Guangxi in southern China on Monday afternoon.
When the Boeing 737 lost communication above Wuzhou, it was en way from Kunming, in the southwest, to Guangzhou, in the southeast. CAAC said in an online statement that there were 123 passengers on board and nine crew members.
According to Chinese official broadcaster CCTV, rescue crews are en route to the accident scene, where there is visible flames but no injuries. 133 passengers were on board, according to initial accounts from state media.State media has disseminated footage that has been posted on the internet. Smoke plumes billow from a mountainous, forested area, according to a report on People's Daily. On a muddy mountain slope, another clip shows what appears to be plane wreckage.A rescue team has been despatched to the disaster location, the CAAC stated in a statement.
"After a Boeing 737 crashed, China Eastern Airlines' Civil Aviation Administration triggered the emergency reaction mechanism," the CAAC stated in a statement.
A rescue team has been despatched to the disaster location, the CAAC stated in a statement.
"After a Boeing 737 crashed, China Eastern Airlines' Civil Aviation Administration triggered the emergency reaction mechanism," the CAAC stated in a statement.
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