Grief, anger and more questions after Malaysia declares Flight 370 crashed KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- It was the unwelcome, anguishing news that families of the missing had dreaded, and when they heard it from Malaysias prime minister Monday night there were shrieks and intense heartbreak: The missing Malaysian Airlines flight whose fate was a mystery that consumed the world had crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean. The news, based on fresh evidence gleaned from an unprecedented analysis of satellite data, meant it was all but impossible that any of the 239 passengers and crew on board the jetliner could have survived. Search for Flight 370 That realization may help bring some closure to families 17 days after their nightmare began when the Boeing 777 inexplicably disappeared from Asian skies during what was supposed to be a routine overnight flight from Malaysias capital to Beijing on March 8. But the latest clue is also only a small step toward solving one of the greatest puzzles in aviation history. With the location of Flight 370 itself still unknown - most likely somewhere at the bottom of the sea in a remote part of the southern Indian Ocean - profound questions remain unanswered about what brought down the aircraft and why. And the grueling search for the wreckage and the planes black boxes could take years. The task, involving a multinational force sweeping a vast region of ocean whose dark floor is up to 23,000 feet deep, has been daunting. So much so, that it is also possible that what is left of the plane may never be found. In Beijing, family members who have followed every twist and turn in the search shrieked and sobbed uncontrollably when they heard the news. One woman collapsed and fell on her knees, crying My son! My son! CBS News Shannon VanSant reports from Beijing that at about 2:00 a.m., some relatives of Chinese passengers aboard the flight read out an emotional statement, calling for Malaysia Airlines and Malaysias government to be held accountable. Malaysia Airlines, the government of Malaysia... and the military forces of Malaysia have concealed, delayed and hid the truth from the relatives and the peoples of the world, the statement said. This despicable act aimed to fool the relatives of the 154 Chinese passengers have devastated us physically and mentally, while misleading and delaying the rescue operation, wasting a lot of manpower, material resources and leading to the loss of precious rescue time.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:08:03 +0000
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