Video | Moments of the plane carrying 132 people crashing into the mountains in southern China

Weather of Arabia - A Boeing 737-800 belonging to Chinese Eastern Airlines, carrying 132 passengers and nine crew members, crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday (March 21) after a sudden drop from its height at the time when it was starting to fall Preparing to land.

Chinese media published short video clips showing the plane diving toward the ground at an angle of about 35 degrees from a vertical position, until it crashed after hitting the ground and causing a fire that destroyed bamboo trees.

The People's Daily quoted an official with the provincial fire department as saying that there was no sign of survivors among the wreckage. The pictures showed a piece of the plane on a dirt hill showing the effects of the collision, and there was no indication of a fire or the presence of personal belongings.

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Flight MU5735 was on its way from Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, on the border with Hong Kong, when it crashed. The plane left Kunming at 1:11 p.m., and was scheduled to land in Guangzhou. At 3:05 p.m.

FlightRadar24 data showed that the flight that crashed began a rapid descent from 7,425 feet before recovering briefly to 8,600 feet and then descended rapidly again. The last altitude tracked was 3,225 feet above sea level.

(The graphic shows the plane's rapid drop in altitude before crashing into the mountains)

The cause of the crash, which spent six years flying, is still under investigation, as such accidents usually involve multiple factors, and experts said it was too early to draw any conclusions about the possible causes, especially in light of the scarce information available.

Weather data showed partly cloudy conditions with good visibility in Wuzhou at the time of the accident.

Investigators will search for the plane's black boxes (flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder) to get to the causes of the accident.