People gather at the entrance of Lu village near the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
People gather at the entrance of Lu village near the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735: intense emotion as relatives finally allowed near crash site

  • Tears and pleas for the missing to come home show the anguish of families as they wait for any news from the search and rescue team
  • The family of a teenager on the flight tells of being blocked by local authorities, frustrated by the airline and hampered by the weather

People gather at the entrance of Lu village near the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
People gather at the entrance of Lu village near the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
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