😟Chinese airline🗣r carrying 132 😯people crashes😫 in southern Guangxi 😟region

🔊Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region👈
By CNN's Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN
📌Updated 7:44 PM EDT, Mon March 21, 2022

#(CNN)AChinaEastern Airline jetlinercarrying #132 people crashed in the mountains in #southernChina'sGuangxi region on *Monday afternoon, according to the country's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC).

#TheBoeing737 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou when it lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. On board were #12 passengers and nine crew members, #CAAC said in a statement posted online.

#ChinaEastern Airlines confirmed those details and said it had activated emergency procedures, including a line for emergency assistance for family members.

Rescue efforts are underway at the scene of the crash, but there were no immediate details on the possible cause or the number of casualties.

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#ChinaEastern offered its condolences to those who were killed in the incident, without confirming any death toll.

"The cause of the plane crash is still under investigation. The company expresses its sorrowful condolences to the passengers and crew members who died in this plane crash," the airline said in a statement.

A piece of wreckage from China Eastern Airlines #FlightMU5735 is seen in this photo, released by %theXinhuaNews Agencyon March 21.