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China: Boeing 737 Carrying 132 People Crashes into Mountains
China Plane Crash: Boeing 737 Carrying 132 People Smashes into Mountains
A China Eastern Airlines flight with 132 passengers onboard, flying from Kunming to Guangzhou, has crashed in the mountains of the country with white smoke seen billowing from between the trees
News54! 21 MAR 2022
A Boeing 737 carrying more than 133 people has crashed in mountains in China, with smoke seen billowing from the scene
Pieces of the plane found by locals in the area
More footage from the area showed the area was ablaze
A Boeing 737 carrying more than 130 people has crashed in mountains in China, with smoke seen billowing from the scene.
Chinese state television says the plane, flying from Kunming to Guangzhou, had an “accident” over Guangxi.
The China Eastern Airlines flight had 132 people onboard at the time of the incident, with nine crew members.
It is currently unknown how many casualties there are but rescue is said to be on its way to the mountainous region.
The Guangxi Emergency Management Department said in a statement:
"A Boeing 737 passenger plane carrying 132 people from China Eastern Airlines crashed in Teng County, Wuzhou,Guangxi, and caused a mountain fire.
"At present, rescue teams have assembled and approached, and the casualties are unknown."
A video shared online showed white smoke billowing from between trees.
Other footage showed the area ablaze with flames.
Images shared on Twitter claimed to be of large pieces of the plane's fuselage discovered in the area by locals.
The Aviation Safety Network tweeted:
"We are following multiple unconfirmed reports about a possible accident involving China Eastern Airlines flight #MU5735 a Boeing 737-89P (B-1791) en route from Kunming to Guanghzou, China."
The number of casualties is currently unknown
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