A jetliner belonging to China Eastern Airlines has crashed in the mountains in Southern China’s Gwangu region with 132 people on board
On board were 123 passengers and 9 crew members.
According to a statement by the China’s Civil Aviation Administration, the Boeing 737 was enroute from the southwestern city of Kunming to Gwangzhou when it lost contact over the city of Wuzhou.
China Eastern Airlines in a statement said there were no immediate details on the possibly cause of the crash adding that it has activated the emergency mechanism, dispatched a working group to the scene, and opened a special line for emergency assistance to family members.