Drones, thermal scanners scour China Eastern crash site

The velocity of the crash -- which cut deep wounds into the muddy ground and scattered plane parts and passenger belongings across a vast area -- has shredded hopes of finding survivors

Recovery teams deployed drones and thermal imaging equipment Thursday across a mountainous area where a China Eastern plane inexplicably crashed with 132 people on board.

"We are using thermal imagers and life detectors to search the surface... we also use manual searches and aerial drones."

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