Boeing 737 crashes in South China, 132 dead

Nanning (China), March 21: A passenger plane Boeing 737, with 132 people aboard crashed in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang region on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Boeing 737 of China Eastern Airlines, which flew from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou, triggering a mountain fire. The 132 people included 123 passengers and nine crew members, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said. The casualties were not immediately known.

A massive fire broke out in the jungles of Guangxi province of Western China (UNI/Xinhua)