70 Chinese students, teachers on crashed plane_美文

70 Chinese students, teachers on crashed plane

The students and teachers from Taiyuan No 5 Middle School and Taiyuan No 1 Foreign Language School were also going to the United States to take part in a summer camp. It has been confirmed that none of the students were injured, and they have all gotten in touch with their parents.

"My son called me at 3 am this morning, saying that the plane he took crashed, but he is safe. And he comforted me, saying don't worry about him. He then sent a short message at 6 am to let me know he is safe," said a father of a student surnamed Zhang.

Only one teacher from Shanxi suffered minor injuries, the department said.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said Sunday that Chinese airlines will make all efforts to assist Chinese passengers in the wake of Saturday's Asiana Airlines crash.

Li Jiaxiang, CAAC head, said the San Francisco offices of Air China and China Eastern Airlines will offer assistance to Chinese passengers and their family members.

CAAC also expressed condolences and showed great concern for the victims and those injured in the crash.

Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from Seoul crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday.

A total of 141 Chinese citizens were among the 291 passengers aboard the flight.

Two passengers were confirmed dead and 182 others were injured, including 49 in critical conditions thus far, according to Asiana Airlines' official account on Sina Weibo, China's most popular Twitter-like microblogging website.