China Eastern Airlines flight crashes with 132 on board

A Boeing 737 operated by China Eastern Airlines with 132 people on board crashed on Monday in Guangxi, China.

HONG KONG and NEW YORK -- A Boeing 737-800 passenger plane operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed on Monday in Guangxi, China, with 132 people on board.

China Eastern Airlines has now grounded its fleet of Boeing 787-800 planes, according to China's CCTV news.

Nine crew members and 123 passengers were on board flight No. 5735, which had been traveling from Kunming to Guangzhou, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said. There were no foreign nationals on board.

Rescue teams were searching for survivors at the crash site, in a mountainous area of Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi. The local fire department was organizing a crew of about 650 rescue workers.