Search for MH370 wreckage intensifies at Reunion Island
- 9 years ago
France is extending the search for debris along the coast of its remote island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean after a piece of wing was found there which Malaysia said came from missing Flight MH370.
While French authorities were not as emphatic, they are devoting additional planes, helicopters, and patrol boats to the area.
The Boeing 777 disappeared on March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
The majority of passengers were Chinese and there were scuffles on Friday as a group of frustrated relatives staged a protest near the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing.
“Malaysia said it was sure that this debris belongs to MH370 but France did not say it was certain,” said Cheng Liping, the wife of a passenger.
“We want the Malaysian government to give us an explanation for this.”
“I want the truth…to know what on earth happened to MH370,” said the mother of another passenger.
“I want the government to give us something reliable…to convince us be
While French authorities were not as emphatic, they are devoting additional planes, helicopters, and patrol boats to the area.
The Boeing 777 disappeared on March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
The majority of passengers were Chinese and there were scuffles on Friday as a group of frustrated relatives staged a protest near the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing.
“Malaysia said it was sure that this debris belongs to MH370 but France did not say it was certain,” said Cheng Liping, the wife of a passenger.
“We want the Malaysian government to give us an explanation for this.”
“I want the truth…to know what on earth happened to MH370,” said the mother of another passenger.
“I want the government to give us something reliable…to convince us be