For subscribers

Quiet village near China Eastern Airlines crash site now a hub of search efforts

Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments

Follow topic:
TENG COUNTY, GUANGXI - A quiet hamlet close to Guangxi's border with Guangdong has transformed into a hive of activity since the China Eastern Airlines plane crashed into nearby mountains.
In the early hours of the disaster on Monday afternoon (March 21), residents in Molang village ferried rescuers and equipment on their motorcycles through narrow mountain roads in quickly fading light.
See more on