President Xi Jinping was shocked when he heard that the plane carrying 133 people crashed in Guangxi

According to CCTVthe Chinese leader called for all-out search and rescue of passengers in the China Eastern Airlines plane crash.

“President Xi Jinping instructed officials to activate the emergency mechanism immediately and investigate the cause of the accident as soon as possible.“, CCTV let me know.

Video: The scene of the plane crash in China

CCTV On March 21, it was reported that a Boeing 737 with number MU5735 of China Eastern Airlines carrying 133 people crashed in a rural area near Wuzhou city, Guangxi province (China). The crash site also created a big fire.

The number of casualties is unknown. Hundreds of personnel and rescue vehicles were dispatched to the scene.

The Boeing-737 was en route from Kunming city to Guangzhou when it lost contact in Wuzhou city.

According to aeronautical data from Flightradar24, the plane took off at 13:11 and is expected to land around 3:05.

According to FlightRadar24, data from MU5735 was suddenly interrupted at 14:22 (local time), when the aircraft was at an altitude of nearly 1,000 m and was traveling at a speed of nearly 700 km / h.

According to Reutersat the time of the accident, the weather in Wuzhou was quite good and cloudy.

People DailyHe quoted an official from Guangxi province as saying that the possibility of finding a victim alive after the accident was quite low.