China Eastern Airlines MU5735 crashes, killing all 132 people on board

China Eastern Airlines MU5735 crashes, killing all 132 people on board

On the afternoon of the 28th, the "3.21" China Eastern Airlines MU5735 aircraft flight accident National Emergency Response Headquarters said at the ninth press conference that the technical personnel conducted an in-depth investigation and analysis of the physical geography, topography, geological and hydrological conditions of the accident site. It focuses on the analysis of the structural damage to the surface and rock and soil layers caused by the aircraft impact, and the detection of buried aircraft wreckage. The ground penetrating radar is used to determine the damage to the shallow rock and soil layers caused by the aircraft impact, as well as the distribution of aircraft wreckage. It was completed on the 24th. Data processing and interpretation have basically grasped the approximate distribution and depth of the aircraft wreckage underground, and provided support for research and formulation of core area excavation plans and search work.

At 5:00 pm, the "3.21" China Eastern Airlines MU5735 aircraft flight accident National Emergency Response Headquarters held the ninth press conference to release the latest situation of the search.

Liu Kaihui, director of the Forensic Evidence Technology Division of the Physical Evidence Identification Center of the Ministry of Public Security, introduced that after the accident, the Ministry of Public Security immediately formulated a work plan for the individual identification of victims, established a special DNA comparison platform for the identification of victims, and organized 20 provinces and regions across the country. The municipal public security organ collected DNA samples from 132 people on board before they died and DNA samples from relatives. The Physical Evidence Appraisal Center of the Ministry of Public Security sent a team of 30 experts to the scene to carry out on-site investigations together with more than 200 police criminal technicians from Guangxi. At 9 am this morning, Bizhong confirmed the identity of the last passenger. All 132 victims on board were identified.