MH370 victims' families continue search on Madagascar coast

(Baonghean.vn) - This week, relatives of passengers on flight MH370The ill-fated 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be conducting its own search for plane wreckage along the beaches of Madagascar.

On March 8, 2014, flight MH370, carrying 239 passengers and crew, disappeared while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The search has been ongoing across the Indian Ocean and continues to this day. After arriving in Madagascar, the families of the victims have criticized Malaysian investigators for not making any effort to find debris to find more clues about the missing plane.

Many families are frustrated that no debris has been found more than 1,000 miles off the coast of western Australia despite more and more debris washing up on shores in the Indian Ocean. They blame the Malaysian government for not paying close attention to the search.

This week, seven of the families will walk along the coast of Madagascar, carrying homemade leaflets describing the wreckage and what to do if found, to encourage local residents to join the search. Most of the relatives paid for their own airfare and accommodation, while some Chinese families were assisted by reporters traveling with them.

They will travel to Ile Sainte Marie off the northeast coast where debris and signs were found last week. Ghislain Wattrelos, 53, who lost his wife and two children on the doomed flight MH370, has decided to quit his job as a marketing director to find answers about the fate of his loved ones.

“I will only stop searching when I have a satisfactory answer. We will definitely find out. Those who hold the truth cannot hide it forever.”

After a piece of the wing was discovered on Reunion Island (France), experts concluded that the plane was not piloted to land because the wing was not in landing mode.

Blaine Gibson, a lawyer and investigator, said the debris he found in June was held in storage for months before Malaysian authorities came to collect it. It was only after the victims’ families complained that a Malaysian investigator came to collect the debris.

MH370 investigator Aslam Khan, who arrived in Antananarivo to meet with local authorities and collect the debris, dismissed the idea that the investigation was stalling. Khan acknowledged that it was right that the team had not collected the debris after six months, but added: “…now we have arrived and are investigating with the Madagascar authorities.” They will discuss whether to fund a larger search of the 3,700km coastline.

“We will continue to search until we have answers.”

Ha Linh

According to The Guardian.com