China Eastern flight MU5735 crashed in Guangxi province causing ‘mountain fire’, number of casualties still unknown.
China Civil Aviation Administration confirmed the crash of a Boeing 737 on Monday. There were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and nine crew members.
"Emergency mechanism has been activated, and a working group has been dispatched to the scene," the statement added.
The plane was flying from the southwestern city of Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong.
MU5735 The crash site of the Chinese passenger plane was located at Molang Village, Langnan Town in Tengxian County, Wuzhou City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the local emergency department.
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- There were 123 passengers and nine crew members.
- The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou, causing a mountain wildfire.
- The plane was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when the incident occurred.
- Rescuers have assembled but total casualties were not immediately known.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday ordered an investigation into the cause of the crash, state media reported.
“We are shocked to learn of the China Eastern MU5735 accident,” state broadcaster CCTV reported Xi saying, while he also called for “all efforts” towards the rescue and to find out the “cause of the accident as soon as possible”.
Local media reported that flight MU5735 had not arrived at its scheduled destination in Guangzhou after it took off from the city of Kunming shortly after 1pm (05:00 GMT), citing airport staff.
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