China plane crash – live: Rescuers continue search for survivors as relatives wait at airport for new
Written by sidhanta
Written by sidhanta
No survivors have been found after a plane carrying 132 people crashed in southern China, according to the country’s state broadcaster.
Rescuers continue to search the wreckage of the China Eastern plane, which plummeted into hills in Guangxi province and exploded in flames yesterday afternoon.
Rescuers continue to search the wreckage of the China Eastern plane, which plummeted into hills in Guangxi province and exploded in flames yesterday afternoon.
Worried relatives have gathered at Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou, waiting for news.
One woman said six of her family members and friends had been on the flight. They were on the way to a funeral.
Smoke could be seen rising from a mountainside near the city of Wuzhou, Teng county after the Boeing 737-800 dropped 30,000ft in two minutes.
Rescue teams are scouring the slopes and hope to find the plane’s black box, which could help experts determine the cause of the crash.
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