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Passenger plane crashed in China
STORY: Chinese emergency services are deployed on Monday after a plane crashed with 132 people on board. The China Eastern Airlines machine crashed in the mountains in the south of the country, on the way from Kunming to Guangzhou, according to the air traffic control. Contact was lost over the city of Wuzhou. According to the state broadcaster CCTV, it was initially unclear how many people died in the Boeing 737 crash. The recordings of the rescue services also come from the station. According to data on this flight tracking website, the affected aircraft is said to be around six years old. The machine was in the air for about an hour when it lost a lot of altitude and crashed within a short time. The reason for this was initially unknown. The airline confirmed the accident and set up a hotline for the relatives of the passengers. In principle, China is known for a high standard in aviation. Most recently, a regional jet crashed in 2010, killing 44 of the 96 people on board.
The China Eastern Airlines machine with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains in the south of the country on Monday, according to CAAC air traffic control.