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| MH370 search: Debris found on Réunion island 'very likely' to be from missing plane - live updates | MH370 search: Debris found on Réunion island 'very likely' to be from missing plane - live updates |
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| A volcano has started erupting in Réunion as investigators continue efforts to establish whether part of a Boeing 777 wing found on the island is from MH370. Here are the latest updates: | |
| Volcanic eruption starts on Réunion as search continues | |
| The six big questions we need answers to | The six big questions we need answers to |
| Comment: 'This breakthrough brings no closure' | Comment: 'This breakthrough brings no closure' |
| Relatives cautious about discovery | Relatives cautious about discovery |
| How MH370 debris could have reached Réunion | How MH370 debris could have reached Réunion |
| Beach cleaners considered using it as tourist attraction | Beach cleaners considered using it as tourist attraction |
| Please allow a moment for the live blog to load | Please allow a moment for the live blog to load |
| Two Chinese-branded water bottles and an Indonesian cleaning product have also been washed up on a nearby beach, although they could be waste from passing Asian cargo ships. | |
| The latest discoveries came as an Australian official said that the debris found on the Indian Ocean island is "very likely" to be from missing aircraft, which disappeared on 8 March last year with 239 people on board. | The latest discoveries came as an Australian official said that the debris found on the Indian Ocean island is "very likely" to be from missing aircraft, which disappeared on 8 March last year with 239 people on board. |
| Martin Dolan, who is in charge of search efforts in Australia, told the BBC that the operation was continuing "in the right place". | Martin Dolan, who is in charge of search efforts in Australia, told the BBC that the operation was continuing "in the right place". |
| The wreckage is being flown to France for further analysis as international teams continue searches on Réunion. | The wreckage is being flown to France for further analysis as international teams continue searches on Réunion. |
| The small French island was one of the places where an oceanographer predicted evidence of the crash could be carried by ocean currents. | The small French island was one of the places where an oceanographer predicted evidence of the crash could be carried by ocean currents. |
| A "drift map" created by Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi, from the University of Western Australia, suggests that any floating items that continue past Réunion would be washed ashore in Madagascar. | A "drift map" created by Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi, from the University of Western Australia, suggests that any floating items that continue past Réunion would be washed ashore in Madagascar. |
| If the debris is confirmed to be from MH370, experts will try to retrace its path back to where the bulk of the plane sank on impact. | If the debris is confirmed to be from MH370, experts will try to retrace its path back to where the bulk of the plane sank on impact. |
| But officials have cautioned that the discovery was unlikely to provide any more precise information about the aircraft's final resting place and relatives of the disaster's victims are wary of hoping for closure. | But officials have cautioned that the discovery was unlikely to provide any more precise information about the aircraft's final resting place and relatives of the disaster's victims are wary of hoping for closure. |