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Debris Search Suspended Due to Weather

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06:19 25 Mar 2014


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Air and sea searches for debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet have been suspended because of poor weather conditions.

Australian officials say gale force winds, periods of heavy rain and low cloud are expected - making it too dangerous for crews.

Experts have confirmed the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean.

All on board have been presumed dead.

Captain Mike Vivian's a former head of Civil Aviation Authority flight operations - he says the conditions were not safe for planes trying to find the wreckage, which is why it's been stood down:

 

Tom Wood's brother is among the 239 people presumed dead.

He's accepted his fate - but still wants information about the crash - which only the wreckage can provide.

 


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