https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1505837438303756289A Chinese airline carrying 132 passengers crashed in Southern China on Monday, the country's aviation authorities said.Chinese state media said that the China Eastern Airline carrier had no foreigners on board and that there were growing fears that no passengers survived.China Eastern said the cause of the crash was "still under investigation" but did not provide any further detail. In an official filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange it expressed "its deep condolences for the passengers and crew members who died in the plane crash."The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced earlier that the Boeing 737-800 from Kunming city to the southern hub of Guangzhou "lost airborne contact over Wuzhou" city in the Guangxi region."At present, it has been confirmed that this flight has crashed," it said, adding that it had dispatched a working group to the scene in line with its emergency response protocols."The plane was carrying 123 passengers and 9 flight crew members", they further stated in a statement.More than 600 emergency responders are said to be at the crash site. Firefighters reached the scene first and managed to extinguish a blaze in the hills caused by the crash. The footage was taken by local villagers and shared on Chinese social media - and by state broadcasters - showed fire and smoke from the crash, with plane debris on the ground.The crash has caused shock across China as Chinese aviation has been known to be pretty safe with the last major accident happening 12 years ago.Following the crash, President Xi Jinping ordered an immediate investigation to determine the cause. China Eastern Airlines has also grounded all its 737-800s.China Eastern has set up a hotline for people seeking information about those on board. It expressed "its deep condolences for the passengers and crew members who died".