Plane crash in China: Authorities confirm no survivors have been found

Zhu Tao, director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) Aviation Safety Office, told reporters: “The search and rescue force has not detected any survivors so far. “. This is the first official comment from the Chinese aviation authorities about the possibility that all 132 people on board were killed.

Zhu Tao also said that it is still too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the accident and that rescuers are still searching for the black boxes.

Previously, on March 21, Boeing 737 aircraft number 5735 of China Eastern Airlines, departed from Kunming city (capital of Yunnan province) to Guangzhou city (capital of Guangdong province). lost contact while flying over Wuzhou city in Guangxi province.

At the time of the accident, there were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members.

According to the Guangxi emergency management agency, the downed plane caused a big fire in the mountains.

After the crash, shares of China Eastern Airlines in China fell 6.5% on March 22, while in Hong Kong (China) fell nearly 6%.