A rescuer holds the second black box that was recovered from the crashed China Eastern Airlines jet Sunday in Teng county, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua

Rescuers conduct search and rescue work at the crash site Thursday. The second black box was identified as the flight data recorder, which tracked the flight’s speed, altitude, and directional data before the crash. Photo: VCG

A rescuer inspects a piece of wreckage found at the site on Thursday. Photo: VCG

A group of rescuers stand by at the crash site Thursday. Photo: VCG

Rescuers in protective suits recover airplane wreckage Friday. Photo: VCG

Rescuers help each other navigate the hilly crash site Friday. Photo: VCG

Rescuers retrieve boxes of items from the scene Friday. As of Sunday noon, more than 30,000 pieces of debris had been recovered, an official said at a press briefing Sunday. Photo: VCG

A memorial was held at the crash site on Sunday to mourn the 132 people on board the flight. Photo: Zhou Hua/Xinhua

Rescuers stand in silence for three minutes to mourn the dead. China Eastern Airlines started processing compensation claims Sunday. Photo: Zhou Hua/Xinhua