MH370: new debris found

– Relatives of some of the people missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 urged Malaysia yesterday to resume a search for the plane, which disappeared in 2014, as they handed over what they believed were five new pieces of debris from it.

Flight MH370 had 239 people on board when it vanished, becoming one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.

The next of kin handed the government the five pieces of debris found by villagers in Madagascar in three difference locations, one as recently as August. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the government would consider resuming a search if provided with credible leads.

Malaysian and international investigators believe the jet veered thousands of kilometres off course before plunging into the Indian Ocean. In July, an investigators’ report said the plane’s controls were likely deliberately manipulated to take it off course, but they could not determine who was responsible. – Reuters

Kuala Lumpur