🚨 BREAKING: A China Eastern Airlines aircraft carrying 133 passengers from Kunming to Guangzhou has had an "accident" in the region of Guangxi and caused a fire on the mountains telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
🔴 The passenger plane which crashed in a mountainous region in south China on Monday was carrying 132 people, according to the country’s civil aviation agency.
The number of casualties was not immediately clear, with reports that emergency responders were en route
The number of casualties was not immediately clear, with reports that emergency responders were en route
🔴 The flight, MU5735, was en route from Kunming to Guangzhou when in crashed in Tengxian County near the city of Wuzhou, according to the emergency management department of the Guangxi region.
The plane was a 6-year-old Boeing 737 jet
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The plane was a 6-year-old Boeing 737 jet
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🇨🇳 Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was "shocked" by the crash and called for an investigation into the accident, state media reported.
He also called for "all efforts" towards the rescue and to find out the "cause of the accident as soon as possible"
He also called for "all efforts" towards the rescue and to find out the "cause of the accident as soon as possible"
🗣️ Mr Xi added that authorities must immediately activate the emergency mechanism, make every effort to organise search and rescue, and properly handle the aftermath
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🔴 Chinese newspaper The People's Daily quoted a provincial firefighting department official as saying there was 'no sign of life' among the scattered debris.
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