Workers recovered identity cards, cellphones and purses from the crash site. But the plane’s steep plunge suggested there was a “minuscule” chance of any survivors, an expert said.
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Your Tuesday Briefing: The Fight for Mariupol
Plus a plane crash in China and Hong Kong’s easing of Covid restrictions.
After China’s Worst Air Crash in Years, a Desperate Hunt for Survivors
The plane that crashed in a mountainous area of southern China was carrying 132 people, and no survivors have been found so far, a state broadcaster said on Tuesday.
Flight MU-5735 Descended More Than 20,000 Feet in Just Over a Minute
An hour after it took off, the flight turned horribly wrong, according to data from Flightradar24.
China Vowed to Keep Wildlife Off the Menu, a Tough Promise to Keep
The government has moved slowly to permanently stop the sale and consumption of wild animals in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, raising fears the practice may continue.
Security Guard With Knife Wounds 39 at Chinese Elementary School
The victims included 37 students, officials said. China has seen a rash of similar attacks on schoolchildren in recent years.
China Responds Slowly, and a Pig Disease Becomes a Lethal Epidemic
The bungled effort to contain African swine fever could result in higher Chinese food costs for years and shows the limits of Beijing’s top-down approach to problems.