Horrifying footage has emerged on Twitter showing China Eastern Boeing 737, carrying 132 people, mysteriously fell from the sky in southern China on Monday.
The video shows the apparent movement of the plane nose diving towards the ground in the southern province of Guangxi.
Officials revealed that the plane “had been cruising at about 30,000 feet just moments before it suddenly started plunging vertically and crashed into remote mountains.”
Another video also went viral, showing a heavy smoke and flames “billowing from the crash site in the aftermath.”
According to the local reports, the plane erupted into flames after it fell and the villagers also found debris from the plane scattered in the area.
The Chinese officials claimed that it was the country’s worst air disaster that happened in nearly a decade. However, it is still unclear whether anyone has survived the crash and the Chinese government hasn’t released an official statement regarding the status of all 132 people on board.
Moreover, China Eastern revealed that the cause of the crash is still under investigation and claimed that the airline deeply mourned those on board in a statement.
“The company expresses its sorrowful condolences to the passengers and crew members who died in this plane crash,” the airline said.
Experts also spoke up and claimed that the horrifying plane crash was due to a possible mechanical failure.
“It is very likely that the aircraft lost power at cruising altitude, resulting in the pilot losing control of the aircraft. This is a very serious technical failure in which the plane inevitably enters a high-speed descent.” Wang Ya’nan, chief editor of Beijing-based Aerospace Knowledge said.
“Usually the plane is on auto-pilot during cruise stage. So it is very hard to fathom what happened,” Li Xiaojin, a Chinese aviation expert added.
