Flight MH370 'crashed in south Indian Ocean' - Malaysia PM
[Our hearts mourn with the families and friends of those who died in the crash]
BBC News | 24 March 2014
Najib Razak: "It is with deep sadness and regret,
that according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern
Indian Ocean."
Malaysia's prime minister has announced that missing flight MH370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.
Najib Razak said this was the conclusion of fresh analysis of satellite data tracking the flight.
Malaysia Airlines had told the families of the 239 people on board, he said.
Earlier the BBC saw a text message sent to families by the
airline saying it had to be assumed "beyond reasonable doubt" that the
plane was lost and there were no survivors.
Flight MH370 disappeared after taking off on 8 March from Kuala Lumpur.
Based on new analysis, the UK's Air Accidents Investigation
Branch and Inmarsat, the UK company that provided satellite data, "have
concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last
position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth," Mr
Razak said.
"This is a remote location, far from any possible landing
sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform
you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern
Indian Ocean."
Mr Razak appealed to the media to respect the privacy of the
families of the passengers and crew, saying the wait for information had
been heartbreaking and this latest news harder still.
The text message sent to families by Malaysia Airlines
announcing the loss of the plane said: "Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets
that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been
lost and that none of those on board survived... we must now accept all
evidence suggests the plane went down in the Southern Indian Ocean."
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