{"id":1391601,"date":"2022-03-21T10:44:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1391601"},"modified":"2022-03-21T10:53:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:53:41","slug":"chinese-plane-crashes-carrying-132-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-plane-crashes-carrying-132-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Plane Crashes Carrying 132 People"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-plane-crashes-carrying-132-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1391601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Boeing-737.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Monday afternoon local time, a Chinese passenger aircraft carrying 132 people crashed in China\u2019s southern\u00a0Guangzhou region, China\u2019s Civil Aviation Administration announced.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was flown by Chinese Eastern Airlines, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/21\/china\/china-plane-crash-guangxi-intl-hnk\/index.html\">released<\/a> a statement in part saying, \u201cChina Eastern Airlines has activated the emergency mechanism, dispatched a working group to the scene, and opened a special line for emergency assistance to family members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Chinese authorities, \u201cBoeing 737 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou when it lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. On board were 123 passengers and nine crew members,\u201d CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/21\/china\/china-plane-crash-guangxi-intl-hnk\/index.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The plane apparently crashed in a mountainous region. Based on video, smoke could be seen billowing from the crash site. It is unclear what exactly caused the plane to fall out of the sky.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Associated Press, the flight \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/world\/china-plane-crash-china-eastern-boeing-737800-with-dozens-aboard-crashes-officials-confirm\/7fda31c7-db69-4edd-b373-1b46485aa5be?ocid=Social-9News\">had been traveling<\/a> at about 30,000ft (9100m) when suddenly, just after 5.20pm AEDT, the plane entered a deep dive at its cruising altitude speed of 455 knots (842km\/h), according to data from flight-tracking website FlightRadar24.com. The data suggests the plane crashed within a minute and a half of whatever went wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Footage, allegedly from the situation, shows a massive fire on the ground where the plane apparently made contact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accident caused a fire in the mountain, and the causes and victims are still unknown. Rescue operations are underway,\u201d one journalist tweeted, sharing a video from Chinese TV:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Un Boeing 737-800 de China, con 133 pasajeros a bordo, se ha estrellado en el sur del pa\u00eds, en las monta\u00f1as de Guangxi.<\/p>\n<p>El accidente caus\u00f3 un incendio en la monta\u00f1a, y a\u00fan se desconocen las causas y v\u00edctimas. Las operaciones de rescate est\u00e1n en marcha.<\/p>\n<p>Fuente: CCTV <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cKnFcj8BnR\">pic.twitter.com\/cKnFcj8BnR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ES.DECIR (@esdecirdiario) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esdecirdiario\/status\/1505834598000910337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Debi Edward, Asia correspondent for ITV News, observed, \u201cScale of the fires indicates a slim chance of finding survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoping that\u2019s not the case,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe wait for more information. Prayers with the loved ones of those on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Video emerging from locals at the crash site in Guangxi where a plane carrying 133 people has gone down. Scale of the fires indicates a slim chance of finding survivors. Hoping that&#8217;s not the case. We wait for more information. Prayers with the loved ones of those on board. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OltXuXLJ29\">pic.twitter.com\/OltXuXLJ29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Debi Edward (@debiedwarditv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/debiedwarditv\/status\/1505826574804783109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Chinese television reported that\u00a0the \u201csituation with casualties remains unclear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/03\/21\/world\/china-eastern-airlines-crash?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimesworld\">added<\/a> more detailed information, noting the crash could be one of the worst in China\u2019s history:<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-13a99w0 evys1bk0\"><em>Officials in China have dispatched nearly 1,000 firefighters and 100 members of a local militia on a rescue mission to the site. According to Guangxi\u2019s fire department, 117 emergency workers with about two dozen fire trucks have arrived on the scene.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-13a99w0 evys1bk0\"><em>The plane, about seven years old, had been flying steadily on this flight until it abruptly lost altitude at around 2:20 p.m., flight data indicated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-13a99w0 evys1bk0\"><em>The plane was not a Boeing 737 Max, a model that has not resumed flying in China after a ban prompted by deadly crashes in <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/12\/26\/world\/asia\/lion-air-crash-12-minutes.html\">Indonesia in 2018<\/a> and <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/17\/world\/europe\/boeing-737-ethiopian-black-box.html\">Ethiopia in 2019<\/a>. But Chinese airline companies have begun making new orders for the Max after Chinese aviation authorities signaled late last year that the model could resume flying after introducing certain modifications and safety measures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-13a99w0 evys1bk0\"><em>The crash could become one of China\u2019s worst air disasters in many years, after a succession of deadly accidents in the 1990s. Over the past two decades, the country has established a relatively safe flying record, thanks to a young fleet of planes and stricter air controls.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At press time, the Associated Press\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/world\/china-plane-crash-china-eastern-boeing-737800-with-dozens-aboard-crashes-officials-confirm\/7fda31c7-db69-4edd-b373-1b46485aa5be?ocid=Social-9News\">noted<\/a> that \u201c<em>People\u2019s Daily<\/em> reports 117 rescuers have already arrived at the crash site. Guangxi fire department is organising 650 rescuers who are heading to the site from three directions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday afternoon local time, a Chinese passenger aircraft carrying 132 people crashed in China\u2019s southern\u00a0Guangzhou region, China\u2019s Civil Aviation Administration announced.The plane was flown by Chinese Eastern Airlines, who released<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1888498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1391601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1391601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1391601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1391601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1888498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1391601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1391601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1391601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}