Guangzhou Flight Carrying 132 Crashes Into Guangxi Mountain

By Ned Kelly

An airliner carrying 132 people from Kunming to Guangzhou has crashed in Guangxi Province, South China. At the time of publication, casualties are unknown.

China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 went down in mountainous Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi Province, causing a fire to break out.

The Boeing 737 passenger flight with registration number B1791 is reported to be six years old. According to Flightradar24, its speed and altitude plummeted near Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi Province, before it lost radar contact.

Rescue teams are rushing to the scene.

Watch a video from Guangxi Province:

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?width=500&height=375&auto=0&vid=s33280d8lx7

More on this breaking story as we have it.

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