Rescuers race against time to find victims after the plane crash in Guangxi, China, but have yet to find any survivors in the crash.
"Debris of the plane has been found at the scene, but so far, none of those on board have lost contact," China Central Television reported on the morning of 22. /3, more than 18 hours after the crash.
The announcement came after a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed on a mountainside in Wuzhou City, Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Province, southern China. . At the time of the crash, the plane was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members.
Chinese state media described the situation as looking "bad", and did not rule out the possibility that all passengers and crew were killed.
The Xinhua News Agency quoted a source from the rescue force as saying that the accident created a deep hole in the mountainside. Drones and rescue teams have been deployed to find the black box, which contains flight data and cockpit voice recorders needed for investigations into the cause of the crash. The drones have night vision and infrared functions, which can record images or videos in dark conditions.
With the help of local authorities, more than 70 experts and 30 medical personnel working on the helicopter were brought to the area of the accident. A base has been erected near the crash site, with ambulances, ambulances and emergency electric vehicles arriving. Soldiers in camouflage suits joined rescuers in scanning the crash site.
Rescue teams found debris from the plane scattered at the scene, some of which had the airline's name printed on it. In addition, they also discovered a number of ID cards and wallets that were burned by a large fire. However, they still did not find any victims among the passengers and crew, despite a search and rescue operation throughout the night.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He led a team to the crash site to direct the rescue work and investigate the cause of the crash. Local people started donating blood voluntarily to help with the rescue work.
"The plane fell vertically from the sky. Even though it was far away, I could still see it was an airplane. The plane did not smoke when it fell. After falling down the mountain, it started to burn." , the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper quoted a local resident as saying.
Lu, 64, a resident who lives near the crash site, said he heard a loud bang at the time of the accident. "It was like thunder!" Mr. Lu recalls.
Another said he saw the plane overhead, heard an explosion and saw dust in the air shortly after.
Airplane crashes often involve many factors, and experts warn, it's still too early to draw any conclusions about the cause of the crash, especially in the absence of information. full.
"Crashes that happen while the plane is in flight are often caused by weather factors, deliberate sabotage or pilot error," said Dan Elwell, a former head of the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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