Polluted air is a fact of life for many Chinese citizens, and it’s currently smothering parts of the country but that’s not all bad, according to one state media outlet’s widely-ridiculed attempt at positive spin. A recent bout of noxious smog has hit China hard: in the southern city of Nanjing, schools closed on December 5 so children did not have to venture outside.
Search efforts are ongoing following a China Eastern Airlines flight that crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday. It remains unknown if there are any survivors.
China’s Civil Aviation Administration is reporting a passenger plane with 132 passengers and nine crew on board has crashed in the southern province of Guangxi.