(Crash of China Eastern Airlines) The "first seven" days of the Eastern Airlines crash mourn the victims of the accident

  China News Service, Wuzhou, Guangxi, March 27th: The "first seven" days of the China Eastern Airlines disaster mourn the victims of the accident

  Author Lin Haomeng Mingming Chen Yanyou Yu Jing Wang Yizhao

  March 27 is the seventh day of the "March 21" China Eastern Airlines MU5735 aircraft flight accident, and it is also the "first seven" day of traditional Chinese funeral customs.

  At 14:00 on the same day, there was drizzle in the sky at the search and rescue site of the crashed plane. The mourning activities began. The direction stands solemnly, expressing condolences to the victims.

The picture shows rescue workers paying a moment of silence to the victims of the accident.

Photo by Jiang Huaipeng

  A memorial table was temporarily set up near the crash site, with flowers, fruits and other memorial supplies.

Since the morning, family members of the victims have come to pay their respects, accompanied by volunteers and medical staff.

They bowed in silence in the direction of the crash, and said their last goodbyes to their relatives, with tears in their eyes.

The picture shows rescue workers paying a moment of silence to the victims of the accident.

Photo by Jiang Huaipeng

  After an old man in a wheelchair completed the memorial ceremony, he burst into tears and left the scene with the assistance of volunteers; a mother and daughter supported each other up the mountain to worship, bowed deeply, and cried each other...

  Around the memorial platform, the search for the accident has not yet ended. Rescue personnel such as the armed police, firefighters, and medical staff and transport vehicles shuttled back and forth to search for the wreckage of the crashed plane and the remains of the victims.

The picture shows the rescue workers leaving the scene in an orderly manner after the moment of silence. Photo by Jiang Huaipeng

  According to the National Emergency Response Headquarters, 99 psychological professionals from the accident psychological assistance team have stayed in the hotel for family members and the worship site at the scene of the accident to provide full psychological assistance services.

Rescuers will search for as many remains of the victims as possible, give the victims an explanation and comfort their families.

  Since the incident, all sectors of society have taken various measures to provide assistance while expressing their grief.

Local villagers also formed motorcycle teams to deliver relief supplies, and men, women and children voluntarily participated in the rescue operation.

People will always remember the day of the disaster and miss the 132 lives lost.

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