Only A Few People Survived The Deadly Plane Crash In China

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a major rescue effort after a Boeing 737 carrying 132 people crashed in southern China Monday.

There were 123 passengers and 9 crew members aboard Chinese flight MU5735 when they lost contact with the ground crew over the city of Wuzhou in southern China. The plane was en route from the city of Kunming to the city of Guangzhou, according to China Eastern Airlines and China’s Civil Aviation Administration.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash, but authorities say there were no survivors.

Xi stated he was “shocked” upon hearing the news. He immediately called for an “all-out” rescue mission and rescue workers went to the crash site in the Guangxi region hopeful to find survivors.

When the plane departed Kunming, it was scheduled to arrive in Guangzhou in less than two hours. Data from FlightRadar24 showed the flight falling from approximately 29,000 feet in a matter of minutes less than an hour from its destination.

Boeing stated that it was aware of the crash and that it was “working to gather more information.” Meanwhile, Xi has already has called for his own investigation into the cause of the crash.