Chinese state media say rescue workers have found no survivors so far at the site of a commercial airliner crash in southern China. The plane was carrying 132 people, including crew.
China's aviation authorities say the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed in a mountainous area in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, after taking off from Kunming in the province of Yunnan. The plane was headed for Guangzhou in Guangdong Province.
State-run media said no foreign nationals were on board.
Rescue workers and military personnel have found scattered fuselage debris and some of the belongings of the people who were on board, such as wallets and ID cards.
US manufacturer Boeing says its technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation being undertaken by the Chinese aviation authorities.
Video captured by a security camera near the crash site shows that the plane went into an almost vertical nosedive before it crashed.
China's aviation authorities say the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed in a mountainous area in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, after taking off from Kunming in the province of Yunnan. The plane was headed for Guangzhou in Guangdong Province.
State-run media said no foreign nationals were on board.
Rescue workers and military personnel have found scattered fuselage debris and some of the belongings of the people who were on board, such as wallets and ID cards.
US manufacturer Boeing says its technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation being undertaken by the Chinese aviation authorities.
Video captured by a security camera near the crash site shows that the plane went into an almost vertical nosedive before it crashed.
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A Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in a mountainous area of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing all 132 people on board. The plane took off from Kunming, Yunnan Province, and was bound for Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Rescue workers have found debris and
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220322_39/
Date: March 22, 2022
Created: 2022/03/22 23:09
Updated: 2025/12/09 17:27
Last Read: 2022/03/22 23:09