China News Service, March 22. More than ten hours have passed since the incident. The news from the crash site in Wuzhou, Guangxi is still fragmented and brief information. The difficulty of search and rescue in the mountains can be imagined.

　　On the 21st, after the crash of China Eastern Airlines MU5735, various forces searched and rescued all night at the Wuzhou accident site. Outside the rescue site, a large-scale national rescue was launched rapidly, and everyone was waiting for the latest news from the front.

　　As of the early morning of the 22nd, the latest news in rescue and rescue is that the wreckage and debris of the passenger plane were found at the scene, but the missing persons on board have not yet been found.

The picture shows the rescue scene. Fire rescue personnel delivered rescue supplies to the scene. Photo by He Huawen

a shocking moment

　　"Suddenly I heard a huge explosion, and then I saw billowing black smoke coming from the nearby hills."

　　At 19:30 on the 21st, Li Chenbin recalled the scene when the passenger plane crashed on the phone. At this time, the Wuzhou mountain area was dark at night, and the rescuers used emergency lights to rescue them all night.

　　Li Chenbin, a network technician of Guangxi Mobile, was working on the mountain near the accident at around 2:00 p.m. on the 21st when he suddenly heard a loud noise in the mountain.

　　Li Chenbin was the first person who witnessed the plane crash.

At that time, he was only about 200 meters away from the scene of the incident in a straight line. After hearing the loud noise, he and his colleagues arrived at the scene as quickly as possible. When they saw the wreckage of the plane, he quickly picked up his mobile phone and called the police.

　　"The plane fell into the mountain. It was about 100 meters away from the village road. Looking at the traces of the plane, it should have swooped down, swooped down to the hillside, it should have hit a row of bamboo forests, and slid along the bamboo forests to the top of the mountain. , probably should have slipped a hill or so, but I haven't seen the main body of the plane, all those debris."

　　This is the whole process of the crash described by Li Chenbin, and the whole process of the incident only took 10 minutes.

　　The confirmed crash time of the plane is "about 14:38". According to the official news, at that time, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 lost contact and crashed over Teng County, Guangxi during the Kunming-Guangzhou mission.

There were 123 passengers and 9 crew members on board.

　　Before the plane crashed, the continuous safe flight time of China's civil aviation transport aviation exceeded 100 million hours and 137 months.

The last accident was the Yichun air crash 12 years ago.

　　Regarding the crash, Li Chenbin recalled what he had seen: "The entire plane has been scattered. It's all pieces. It's scattered and scattered. I didn't see any survivors at the time."

　　More than 10 hours have passed since the incident, and no official information has been released on the victims or survivors.

On the evening of March 21, a makeshift command center in a village near the crash site.

On March 21, a Boeing 737 of China Eastern Airlines lost contact over Wuzhou during the Kunming-Guangzhou flight.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Meng Mingming

overnight rescue in the mountains

　　After the crash of China Eastern Airlines, a big rescue that affected the whole country began.

　　Rescue forces from firefighting, medical care, electricity, communications and even the military rushed to Mocong Village, Congnan Town, Teng County, Wuzhou, where the incident occurred.

　　After the night fell on the 21st, the rescue all night began.

A reporter from Chinanews.com observed that on the evening of the 21st, hundreds of rescue vehicles such as public security, medical, fire, armed police, electricity, and communication support were parked beside the mountain road at the scene of the incident.

To facilitate their work, rescuers set up a temporary headquarters in a primary school not far from the scene.

　　Because of the darkness in the mountains, the local power department mobilized generators, floodlights, lighting drones and other equipment to build temporary lines in the wild to ensure the smooth progress of the rescue work.

　　From the incident in the afternoon to the nighttime rescue, Li Chenbin turned from an on-site witness to a rescuer. On the dark hillside, he and his colleagues were responsible for ensuring communication under the emergency lights.

　　In order to ensure the smooth arrival of the rescue force, the local rescue headquarters closed a nearby expressway in one direction for on-site command and dispatch.

A local online car-hailing driver told the media that temporary traffic control has been implemented at the intersection from National Highway 358 to Mozong Village, where the crash occurred. Except for rescue vehicles, other vehicles are temporarily not allowed to pass.

　　For night rescue, a drone capable of night photography was activated at the scene of the incident to participate in the search and rescue.

　　Villagers near the crash site also spontaneously set up volunteer service teams to transport tents, food, mineral water and other supplies to the front line of rescue by motorcycles.

Villager Chen Jianhua said that the nearby mountain roads are rugged, and only motorcycles can drive faster. He hopes that the efforts of himself and his companions will bring more hope for a lifetime.

　　In order to rescue the wounded as soon as possible, more than 20 ambulances from all over Wuzhou assembled at the temporary headquarters, and dozens of medical staff were anxiously waiting for rescue supplies and equipment such as stretcher beds and oxygen cylinders.

At the same time, Wuzhou citizens have been actively participating in voluntary blood donation, and they are also looking forward to contributing to the rescue.

　　At the scene of the incident, a doctor from Wuzhou People's Hospital said that he very much wanted to see the survivors, but it has not yet been found.

The picture shows the wreckage of the crashed plane found at the rescue site.

Photo by He Huawen

Family members rushed to the scene

　　Outside the scene of the incident, the most anxious are the families of the 132 people on board.

　　After the accident, 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.

　　The latest news in the early morning of the 22nd is that the Wuzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau has deployed 29 medium-sized buses and 50 taxis to Wuzhou Xijiang Airport to pick up the relatives and experts of relevant passengers, and 10 of them are rushing to Wuzhou.

　　According to media reports, a hotel in Tengxian County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, has been arranged as a temporary reception hotel for the families of flight passengers.

　　On the evening of the 21st, China Eastern Airlines issued an announcement.

After the plane crash, the company attached great importance to it, immediately activated the emergency response mechanism, dispatched a working group to the scene, and opened an emergency assistance line for family members at 4008495530.

　　In addition, some family members also arrived at the Yunnan branch of China Eastern Airlines.

At Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, the destination of the flight, a special working group prepared by Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is mainly responsible for contacting the families of passengers. The airport has set up a temporary waiting area for family members to guide passengers' relatives and friends to wait for news.

　　It has been more than 10 hours since the incident, and rescue and waiting are still going on.

　　According to the forecast issued by the Wuzhou Meteorological Department, during the day on the 22nd, there will be moderate rain in Wuzhou, local heavy rain to heavy rain, and strong convective weather such as short-term thunderstorms and strong winds.

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