Search teams found one of the two black box recorders from the crashed China Eastern flight Wednesday at the accident site in a mountainous area of Teng county, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: IC Photo

The black box that has been sent to Beijing for decoding was found in severely damaged condition and was initially identified as a cockpit voice recorder. Photo: IC Photo

A police cordon is placed around the airplane wreckage on Tuesday. Photo: CCTV+

Number plates are seen placed next to airplane wreckage at the site on Tuesday. Photo: CCTV+

Members of the search team organize recoverd items on the ground near the accident site. The rescue team also found human remains on Wednesday. Photo: CCTV+

A local militia member sets up a security perimeter Wednesday near the entrance of Lu village near the accident site. Photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/IC Photo

Medical workers stand at the entrance of Lu village near the site on Wednesday. Photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/IC Photo

People, some of them are believed to be relatives of victims, arrive at the Lu village on Wednesday. Photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/IC Photo

Continuous rain made the crash site muddy and hindered rescue work, forcing the team to temporarily suspend their search on Wednesday. Rescue personnel had searched a total of 46,000 square meters at the accident site as of 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to People’s Daily report. Photo: CCTV+