China holds memorial ceremony for plane crash victims

A memorial service was held at the scene where the plane crashed in Dang county, Wuzhou city, Guangxi. Attending the ceremony were State Councilor Wang Yong – one of two members of the Chinese government sent to the scene to lead the rescue and investigation work.

The entire National Emergency Management Command for the accident and the search and rescue staff had 3 minutes of silence and mourned for all 132 passengers and crew on board the crashed flight. March 21st.

Memorial ceremony for the victims of the plane crash in China on March 21. Photo: People’s Daily

Local authorities and working groups have also assisted the victims’ families in organizing funeral activities in various forms at search sites, funeral homes and other places. Many families of the victims were also allowed to bring back a piece of land at the scene of the plane crash to commemorate the deceased.

Currently, the National Emergency Handling Command of the accident is still continuing to carry out the search for the plane wreck, the body and the remains of the victim, as well as the remedial work and the investigation work. crash investigation.

On the same morning, rescuers found a second black box containing flight data, 40 meters from the impact point and 1.5 meters above the ground. Currently, this black box has been handed over to aviation experts for decoding work. However, the status of the device is unknown. Experts believe that the second black box containing flight data is more important than the cockpit voice recorder found on March 23, because it can explain the cause of the plane’s sudden dive and dive. down to the ground.

The second black box was found. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Earlier, on the evening of March 26, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Hu Zhenjiang confirmed that all 123 passengers and 9 crew members on flight MU5735 had died. Authorities have identified the identities of 114 passengers and six crew members through DNA testing.

It was the deadliest air disaster in mainland China since 1994, when a China Northwest Airlines flight from Xi’an to Guangzhou crashed, killing all 160 people on board. plane died.