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Plane carrying 133 crashes in China, casualties unknown
The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and "caused a mountain fire", CCTV said, citing the provincial emergency management bureau.
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This photo taken on August 28, 2014 shows a China Eastern Airlines plane taking off at Shanghai's Hongqiao airport. (AFP/Johannes Eisele)
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China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday.
The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and "caused a mountain fire", CCTV said, citing the provincial emergency management bureau.
The report added that rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.
#China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735, a Boeing 737, flying from Kunming to Guanghzou has crashed in Guangxi with 133 people on board. The plane crashed into a mountain. pic.twitter.com/nPOG9QMjTY
— AEROSINT Division PSF (@PSFAERO) March 21, 2022
CCTV said a "China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people has crashed in Teng county, Wuzhou, Guangxi, and caused a mountain fire."
Reuters reported a China Eastern Airlines aircraft on Monday carrying 133 passengers from Kunming to Guangzhou had an "accident" in the region of Guangxi and caused a fire on the mountains, Chinese state television reported.
The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, CCTV said. Rescue was on its way, it said.
Local media reported that China Eastern flight MU5735 had not arrived at its scheduled destination in Guangzhou after it took off from the city of Kunming shortly after 1:00 pm (0500 GMT) Monday, citing airport staff.
There was no immediate response from China Eastern when contacted by AFP.
