China’s civil aviation regulator immediately activated its emergency response mechanism following receiving reports of Monday’s fatal plane crash, and called for an investigation into potential post-crash safety risks .
A China Eastern airline Boeing 737, carrying 132 people on board, crashed Monday followingnoon in Tengxian County, south Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, subsequently sparking a fire in the mountainous region.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) sent a task force to the scene to investigate and issued two circulars for industry professionals on strengthening aviation security measures, following the Chinese leaders have issued guidelines on the incident.
The CAAC called for strengthening the organizational leadership of safety work, improving risk prevention and control, strictly enforcing regulations and operational standards, as well as exercising the responsibilities of safety oversight.
In a statement, the CAAC also stressed that the air traffic control department should strengthen weather forecasting and timely notification of on-site weather changes. If there are dangerous weather conditions, it should issue a timely warning to help crews respond appropriately.
Local search teams made every effort to get to the crash site. A fire official from Wuzhou, Guangxi, said the road was now clear and fire trucks and large equipment had arrived at the site.
Around 3 p.m. Monday (local time), the brigade deployed a rescue team consisting of 25 fire engines and 117 firefighters to the scene of the accident.
The PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Southern Theater of Operations Command mobilized its troops on Monday to join rescue efforts at the crash site, with several units on standby.
The Guangxi branch of China Southern Power Grid has deployed four emergency mobile generators, eight emergency generators and emergency lighting equipment to the scene, making every effort to ensure safe and reliable power supply to the site. rescue, online media chinanews.com.cn reported.
Shortly following the accident, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for full mobilization for search and rescue efforts, according to the Xinhua news agency. Xi ordered the immediate launch of an emergency response, involving all search and rescue efforts and dealing with the followingmath of the incident.
After that, the CAAC, the Ministry of Emergency Management and other relevant departments sent task forces to the scene to guide disaster management and dispatched rescue teams from Guangxi as well as the neighboring province. Guangdong (south). The management of the followingmath of the incident and the investigation into the cause of the accident are ongoing.
CCTV reported that some relatives of the crew of the crashed plane had arrived at the Yunnan branch of China Eastern Airlines and a crew family assistance team was on hand to provide support.
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