The plane crashed into a countryside and caused a mountain fire.
A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, state broadcaster CCTV said. Rescue was on its way, it said.
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China Plane Lost 26,000 Feet In Under 3 Minutes Before Crash, Data ShowsThe China Eastern Airlines plane with 132 people on board that crashed in mountains in southern China on Monday plummeted reported a sudden loss of cruising altitude - nearly 26,000 feet under 3 minutes, according to online flight tracker FlightRadar24. Read
here China's President calls For 'All-Out Efforts' To Find Jet Crash Survivors
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "all-out" efforts to organise search and rescue for passengers on the Eastern Airlines jet crash on Monday, state television reported.
Monday's Jet Crash Is China's Worst Air Disasters Since 1990
China suffered its biggest air disaster in over a decade today when a passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed into a mountain in the south of the country.
No Sign Of Survivors In China Jet Crash, Says Report
Media cited a rescue official as saying the plane had disintegrated and caused a fire destroying bamboo trees. The People's Daily quoted a provincial firefighting department official as saying there was no sign of life among the scattered debris. The aircraft, with 123 passengers and nine crew on board, lost contact over the city of Wuzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the airline said.
Chinese Airline's Website Turns Black And White After CrashA China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed in southern China on Monday, aviation authorities said, with state media reporting it led to a fire on a mountain and the number of casualties unknown. The airline had changed its website to black and white colours on Monday afternoon. Read
here What Radar Info Shows About Last Minutes Of China CrashEyewitness videos posted to social media showed a forest fire on a mountainside at what was purported to be the crash site. China Central Television said the blaze that was triggered by the crash has now been put out. China Eastern's website, mobile app and some of its social media platforms were turned to black and white in a sign of mourning. Read
here Alleged China Crash Video Shows Nosedive In Final SecondsShortly after a China Eastern passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains of southern China this afternoon, videos showed burning wreckage on the hillside and thick smoke. A video tweeted by ChinaAviationReview, an unverified account, showed what it said were the "final seconds of Mu5735". It claimed the video was that of the plane's nosedive at a great speed before it crashed into the mountains. Read
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President Xi Jinping 'shocked' over China jet crash, orders probe into cause, reports state media
The website of China Eastern Airlines was presented in black and white, which airlines do in response to a crash as a sign of respect for the assumed victims.
The aircraft involved wasn't a new-generation Boeing Max jet, the model involved in previous fatal crashesThe re-engined Max narrow-body was grounded in March 2019 in the wake of fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. That particular make of plane still hasn't returned to commercial service in China.
The China Eastern passenger jet crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and "caused a mountain fire", Chinese state media CCTV said.
One villager told a local news site that the plane involved in the crash had "completely fallen apart" and he had seen nearby forest areas destroyed by a fire caused when the plane crashed onto the mountainside.
China plane crash update: Rescuers assemble at the spot
Rescuers have been assembled and are approaching the site.
China's last fatal plane accident was in 2010
The safety record of China's airline industry has been among the best in the world over the past decade.
According to Aviation Safety Network, China's last fatal jet accident was in 2010, when 44 of 96 people on board were killed when an Embraer E-190 regional jet flown by Henan Airlines crashed on approach to Yichun airport in low visibility.
Boeing plane lost contact over city of Wuzhou
The Civil aviation administration said the aircraft lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. It had 123 passengers and nine crew on board. State media said earlier there were 133 people on board.