Footage has captured the apparent moment a China Eastern Boeing 737 that was carrying 132 people fell from the sky and erupted into flames in southern China.
mysteriously fell from the sky and erupted into flames in southern China on Monday.
The plane had been cruising at about 30,000 feet just moments before it suddenly started plunging vertically and crashed into remote mountains, sparking a blaze big enough to be seen on NASA satellite images, officials said.Separate footage showed heavy smoke and flames billowing from the crash site in the aftermath. Villagers also found debris from the plane scattered in the region, local media reported.
“Usually the plane is on auto-pilot during cruise stage. So it is very hard to fathom what happened,” said Li Xiaojin, a Chinese aviation expert. The People’s Daily cited a rescue official as saying Flight 5735 had disintegrated upon crashing and there was no sign of life among the debris. China Eastern, the country’s second-largest airline, said the cause of the crash was under investigation and the airline has set up a hotline for relatives of those on board.Separate footage showed heavy smoke and flames.HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe airline has since changed its website color to black and white, which airlines do in response to a crash as a sign of respect for the assumed victims.
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