Malaysia says jet crashed in sea; bad weather halts search
- 10 years ago
Planes lie idle in this airbase in western Australia, as the search for any wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner is suspended because of bad weather.
High winds and rain meant these search aircraft could not fly safely to the zone, where several floating objects have been spotted that might belong to the jet.
Officials are now sure flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8th crashed in the remote Indian Ocean off Australia.
They've based their conclusions on new satellite analysis by the British company Inmarasat.
Newspapers in Malaysia, Australia and China paid tribute to the 239 people on board, who are now believed to have died.
Two thirds of the passengers on the Beijing bound jet were Chinese.
Relatives have voiced grief, anger and disbelief.
(SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) UNCLE OF FIRMAN CHANDRA SIREGAR, PANDAPOTAN SIREGAR SAYING:
"Please don't come to a conclusion as saying that the flight had crashed and no one surv
High winds and rain meant these search aircraft could not fly safely to the zone, where several floating objects have been spotted that might belong to the jet.
Officials are now sure flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8th crashed in the remote Indian Ocean off Australia.
They've based their conclusions on new satellite analysis by the British company Inmarasat.
Newspapers in Malaysia, Australia and China paid tribute to the 239 people on board, who are now believed to have died.
Two thirds of the passengers on the Beijing bound jet were Chinese.
Relatives have voiced grief, anger and disbelief.
(SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) UNCLE OF FIRMAN CHANDRA SIREGAR, PANDAPOTAN SIREGAR SAYING:
"Please don't come to a conclusion as saying that the flight had crashed and no one surv