Chinese plane with 132 aboard crashes
A Chinese passenger plane with 132 persons on board crashed in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, the regional emergency management department said.
The Boeing 737 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, which flew from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou, causing a fire on the mountains.
The 132 persons included 123 passengers and nine crew members, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on its website. The number of casualties was not clear yet, the report said.
The Wuzhou fire brigade has sent 117 firefighters with 23 fire trucks to the site. Further 538 firefighters from other parts of Guangxi have been dispatched to join the rescue efforts, the regional fire department said.
