On the 26th, the National Emergency Response Headquarters held the sixth press conference to release the latest search situation of the "3.21" China Eastern Airlines MU5735 aircraft flight accident.

Screenshot of the live video of the conference

No survivors and second black box have yet been found

　　Zhu Tao, director of the Aviation Safety Office of the Civil Aviation Administration, said that as of 12:00 on March 26, the survivors and the second black box (flight data recorder) had not been found.

An Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) has been recovered near the installation of the second black box.

A total of 120 people have been identified so far

　　The criminal technical department of the public security organ dispatched 220 people to form 29 investigation teams to carry out on-site investigation, search and rescue and inspection work. A total of 120 people were identified, including 114 passengers and 6 crew members. The related work is still going on.

No common organic explosive ingredients have been detected at the scene of the accident

　　The physical and chemical laboratory has accepted a total of 66 samples and completed 41 inspections. None of the main ionic components of common inorganic explosives, nor common organic explosives, were detected.

Life search and second black box search are the focus

　　At present, the main task of the fire rescue team is to strengthen the search for life and the wreckage of the plane, including the second black box, without giving up any hope.

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The search flight route passes through an area of ​​about 750 acres

　　Zheng Xi, commander-in-chief of the Fire Rescue Corps of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said at the press conference that four peripheral search groups were dispatched, carrying drones, 4G individual image transmission, satellite phones and other equipment, starting from the core area, by motorcycles, Enter the surrounding areas of 7 villages along the route by walking and other means, and use the methods of UAV over-the-horizon flight reconnaissance, infrared thermal imaging search, information mapping and marking, ultra-low-altitude verification of key areas and refined modeling, etc., along the flight route of the aircraft. The search work was carried out in an area of ​​about 750 acres.

The remains and belongings of the victims have been taken care of

　　The funeral service personnel of the Civil Affairs Department of the autonomous region have been present to assist in the work, and the civil affairs department has properly kept the remains and items of the victims received.

The search area has accumulated more than 240,000 square meters

　　At present, the first batch of fire rescue forces have carried out search and rescue work for 6 consecutive days. The commanders of the participating teams at all levels have taken the lead and have always organized rescue work on the front line. The total search area of ​​all fire rescue personnel has exceeded 240,000 square meters, and some remains have been found. For the wreckage and body wreckage, 1,500 cubic meters of accumulated water was pumped and drained, a decontamination area was built to complete decontamination operations for 6,000 people entering and leaving the site, and 90 meters of drainage ditches were excavated.

　　Source: China News Network (cns2012) Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, People's Daily