Beijing: A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, state broadcaster CCTV said. Rescue was on its way, it said.
Here are the highlights on the China plane crash:
Mar 21, 2022 18:57 (IST)
China's President calls For 'All-Out Efforts' To Find Jet Crash Survivors
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "all-out" efforts to organise search and rescue for passengers on the Eastern Airlines jet crash on Monday, state television reported.
Mar 21, 2022 18:56 (IST)
Monday's Jet Crash Is China's Worst Air Disasters Since 1990
China suffered its biggest air disaster in over a decade today when a passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed into a mountain in the south of the country.
Mar 21, 2022 16:41 (IST)
No Sign Of Survivors In China Jet Crash, Says Report
Media cited a rescue official as saying the plane had disintegrated and caused a fire destroying bamboo trees. The People's Daily quoted a provincial firefighting department official as saying there was no sign of life among the scattered debris. The aircraft, with 123 passengers and nine crew on board, lost contact over the city of Wuzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the airline said.
Mar 21, 2022 15:58 (IST)
"Shocked" Xi Jinping Orders Probe Into China Jet Crash
President Xi Jinping 'shocked' over China jet crash, orders probe into cause, reports state media
Mar 21, 2022 15:31 (IST)
The China Eastern passenger jet crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and "caused a mountain fire", Chinese state media CCTV said.
One villager told a local news site that the plane involved in the crash had "completely fallen apart" and he had seen nearby forest areas destroyed by a fire caused when the plane crashed onto the mountainside.
Mar 21, 2022 15:12 (IST)
China plane crash update: Rescuers assemble at the spot
Rescuers have been assembled and are approaching the site.
Mar 21, 2022 15:06 (IST)
China's last fatal plane accident was in 2010
The safety record of China's airline industry has been among the best in the world over the past decade.
According to Aviation Safety Network, China's last fatal jet accident was in 2010, when 44 of 96 people on board were killed when an Embraer E-190 regional jet flown by Henan Airlines crashed on approach to Yichun airport in low visibility.
Mar 21, 2022 14:55 (IST)
Boeing plane lost contact over city of Wuzhou
The Civil aviation administration said the aircraft lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. It had 123 passengers and nine crew on board. State media said earlier there were 133 people on board.