**Beijing, March 21 (IANS)** A China Eastern Airlines plane with 132 people on board crashed in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, and no survivors have been found so far, the airline said..
The Boeing 737 aircraft, which was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed in Teng County in Wuzhou at around 2.38 p.m., the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said. It was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members..
Rescue teams have been dispatched to the scene, and an investigation into the cause of the crash is underway, the CAAC said..
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all efforts to be made to rescue survivors and investigate the cause of the crash, the Xinhua news agency reported..
The crash site is in a mountainous area, and the wreckage of the plane is scattered over a wide area, making the search and rescue operation difficult..
The cause of the crash is not yet known, but aviation experts have said that it is too early to speculate..
The crash is the deadliest in China since 2010, when a Henan Airlines Embraer E-190 regional jet crashed in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province, killing 42 people..
China Eastern Airlines is one of the largest airlines in China, and it has a good safety record. The airline has not had a fatal crash since 2004, when a Boeing 737-500 aircraft crashed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, killing 55 people..
The crash of the China Eastern Airlines plane is a tragic event, and it is a reminder of the dangers of air travel. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims..
