No survivors of crash found
What we know so far
- Assistance prepared for investigation (Read more)
- No survivors of crash found (Read more)
- Much of the debris from the aircraft was in small pieces.
- Passengers' personal belongings were found at the crash site, including wallets, ID cards and bank cards. (Read more)
- Over 2,000 search and rescue workers have intensified efforts to recover the black box. (Read more)
- Vice-Premier Liu He and State Councilor Wang Yong arrived in Wuzhou early Tuesday morning to guide rescue work, the settlement of the aftermath and investigation into the cause of the crash.
- China Eastern Airlines had established contact with relatives of all the passengers within 24 hours.
- The flight was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members, all Chinese nationals.
- When the plane was found to have drastically plunged at 2:20 pm, air traffic controllers made repeated calls to the crew, but received no response.
