(Crash of China Eastern Airlines plane) Several family members of the plane crash of China Eastern Airlines arrived in Teng County to set up an emergency service team
China News Service, Guangxi Teng County, March 22 Question: Many family members of the crash of China Eastern Airlines passenger plane arrived in Teng County to set up an emergency service team
Reporter Huang Yanmei Yang Qiang
"I heard that the flight crashed. We drove from Yongzhou, Hunan to Teng County, Guangxi overnight on the 21st, hoping to know the incident as soon as possible." On March 22, Lei Jiarong, a family member of the passenger in the crash of China Eastern Airlines, said in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com .
On the afternoon of March 21, Beijing time, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 lost contact over Teng County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province while performing the Kunming-Guangzhou flight mission.
It was confirmed by the Civil Aviation Administration of China that the plane crashed in Teng County. There were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members.
The picture shows the relevant staff waiting for family members to check in outside a hotel in Tengxian County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province.
Photo by Yu Jing
Lei Jiarong's nephew and son-in-law Liu Zhihong was a passenger on the crashed flight.
"We got the news at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and confirmed that Liu Zhihong was on the crashed flight, and we rushed over immediately." Lei Jiarong said.
According to Lei Jiarong, Liu Zhihong just turned 30 years old and married his niece for half a year. His hometown is in Kunming, Yunnan, and his work unit is in Guangzhou. He is the chief financial officer of a local company.
He took this flight that day to return to work.
At about 0:40 a.m. on the 22nd, Lei Jiarong and other four family members arrived in Teng County, where the flight crashed. The relevant local staff arranged for the family members to stay at the reception hotel and delivered meals.
At 16:00 on the 22nd, four other family members also arrived in Teng County.
After the crash of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane, rescue forces from many places rushed to Guangxi. While the rescue was carried out overnight, the contact of family members and the handling of emergency situations were also carried out simultaneously.
A reporter from Chinanews.com visited on the 22nd and learned that at present, many hotels in Tengxian County have been arranged as temporary reception hotels for the families of flight passengers. Many family members of flight MU5735 passengers have arrived in Tengxian and stayed in hotels.
A hotel located on Luoshan 6th Street, Teng County, has been closed to the public since March 21, and family members of flight passengers have been staying.
The staff of relevant local departments will provide related services to the families of passengers in the hotel.
Several hotels have been opened in Teng County, Guangxi to receive the families of the victims of the China Eastern Airlines crash.
Photo by Yu Jing
At the Tengxian Railway Station, the Tengxian Transportation Bureau organized a 10-person emergency service team, and temporarily set up a "family channel", and arranged 3 buses and two cars by a special car to be responsible for services such as connection and consultation for the family members of the flight passengers. .
On the 22nd, there was cooling and rain in Teng County, and there was less rain at the rescue site that morning.
Up to now, forces from all parties are still carrying out rescue efforts at the scene of the accident. Wings with the logo of China Eastern Airlines, scattered wallets and ID documents, etc. were found at the scene, but the missing persons on board have not yet been found.
In terms of medical security, a designated hospital was opened in Wuzhou, and a professional team of more than 200 people was formed to prepare for emergency treatment.
The first batch of more than 50 psychologists from all over Guangxi arrived one after another, and Wuzhou citizens actively donated blood for free.
The picture shows some of the shuttle vehicles arranged by the emergency services team.
Photo by Yu Jing
At present, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has dispatched a working group to the scene to deal with it, carry out accident investigation, and put forward specific requirements for the entire industry to strengthen aviation safety.
China Eastern Airlines announced on the evening of the 21st that after the plane crash, the company immediately activated the emergency response mechanism, dispatched a working team to the scene, and opened a special line for emergency assistance to family members.
After the accident, a number of insurance institutions simultaneously activated the emergency response mechanism and opened the green claims settlement channel.
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