At about 14:38 on March 21, China Eastern Airlines flight mu5735 lost contact and crashed over Wuzhou City, Guangxi, while performing the Kunming Guangzhou mission. There were 123 passengers and 9 crew members on board.
We contacted the villagers of molang village, langnan Town, Teng County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi for the first time. The other party told us that the plane crashed about 200 meters away from the village. At that time, the explosion was loud and he woke up from his nap. During the call, in the background sound of the villager's mobile phone, there was the sound of fire engines honking one after another.
After receiving the alarm, Wuzhou fire rescue detachment has dispatched 23 fire engines and 117 fire rescue workers to rescue. The first battle force has arrived at the scene of the accident to carry out rescue. In addition, Guangxi fire rescue Corps quickly launched the emergency plan and dispatched 538 fire rescue personnel from Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Beihai, Yulin, Guigang, Hezhou, Laibin and Hechi detachment to reinforce.
In addition, Wuzhou Health Committee has sent more than 80 medical staff and 36 ambulances to the scene, set up rescue points on the scene, arrange first-line and second-line treatment hospitals, set up fast lanes, and prepare blood and various rescue materials and equipment. More than 50 of the first batch of psychological experts from all over Guangxi are rushing to the scene one after another.
On the 21st, China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited(600115) announced that after the plane crash, the company attached great importance to it, immediately started the emergency mechanism, sent a working group to the scene, and opened a special emergency assistance line for family members 4008495530 The cause of the plane crash is still under investigation, and the company will actively cooperate with relevant investigations. The company expresses its deep condolences to the passengers and crew killed in the plane crash.
It is also understood that the lost flight mu5735 of China Eastern Airlines flew from Kunming to Guangzhou. The original departure time was 13:10 and the planned landing time was 15:05. According to the civil aviation information system, flight mu5735 is operated by Boeing 737800, with an age of 6.8 years. There are 12 business class and 148 economy class seats on board.
After the accident, China Eastern Airlines has controlled all the 737800 flights of the company on the ground, and the flights in the air will not be executed after landing. The relevant person in charge of Boeing China said that Boeing has seen the relevant reports and is collecting more information.
