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Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) on Thursday (Jan 29) said in a briefing that the underwater search for MH370 is ongoing.
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A young girl writes on a banner carrying messages for the passengers of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/MOHD RASFAN)
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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) on Thursday (Jan 29) said in a briefing that the underwater search for MH370 is ongoing.
DCA earlier on Thursday called off a media briefing as "it was not appropriate to continue" after distraught next-of-kin rushed to the venue.
DCA said in a statement that the briefing was meant for the media, and separate arrangements had been made to communicate with next-of-kin.
Prior to the news conference, there had been speculation that the authorities would formally declare the plane as missing. Relatives of those on board said on Wednesday that they would not accept the plane is lost “without hard evidence”.
"We are prepared for any eventuality, including the fact that our loved ones may never come back," said Voice370 in a statement on Wednesday. The organisation said it represents the next-of-kin of those on board MH370.
"Almost all families are unanimous in our stand that we do not want to declare our loved ones dead without a shred of evidence."
The Department of Civil Aviation on Mar 7 will release an interim report on the probe into MH370, one day before the first anniversary of the aircraft’s disappearance.
Flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on Mar 8, 2014, with 239 people on board.