麻豆社

A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed in a hill in southern China. The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it suddenly plummeted from its cruising height. Rescuers at the site the crash have found burnt wreckage and personal belongings of those on board, but no sign of any survivors.

The 麻豆社's China correspondent Stephen McDonnell outlines what is known so far. He says the crash has caused shock in China, where President Xi Jinping has ordered an immediate investigation to determine the cause. China Eastern Airlines has grounded all its 737-800s.

Photo: Rescue workers walk at the site of a plane crash from a China Eastern Airlines in Tengxian County, Guangxi region, southern China, 22 March 2022 Credit: EPA