Chinese broadcaster reported today that an Eastern China passenger jet with up to 132 passengers crashed in Southwest China.
The jet, Boeing 737 plane, crashed in rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region.
According to CCTV, the crash caused “a mountain fire” while authorities and rescue teams swept the scene.
The number of causalities remains unknown to the date.
China Eastern flight MU5735 took off from the city of Kunming after 1 pm local time on Monday. However, it had not reached its destination at the scheduled time in Guangzhou, according to airport staff contacted by local media.
Due to landing at 3.05 pm local time, the plane departed at 1.11 pm, as last shown in FlightRadar24 data. The flight-tracking ended at 2.22 pm local time) at an altitude of 3225 feet (around 982,98 meters) with a speed of 376 knots.
The website of China Eastern Airlines was later displayed in black and white, a habit that airlines follow in response to a crash as a sign of respect for the assumed victims.
Chinese authorities have not commented on the tragic event yet.
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