STUDENT CLAIMS TO HAVE SPOTTED MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT MH370 ON SATELLITE
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STUDENT CLAIMS TO HAVE SPOTTED MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT MH370 ON
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Category: WORLD
Created on Wednesday, 19 March 2014 13:43
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Category: WORLD
Created on Wednesday, 19 March 2014 13:43
A university student from Taiwan claims to have
found an image of the missing Malaysia Airlines flightMH370 by searching
satellite images on a map service assisting in the investigation.
The Taiwan China Times reports that the image
sourced from Tomnod, a map search website being used by hundreds and
thousands in the search for the missing Boeing 777-200 passenger jet, had not
yet been verified by authorities.
The satellite image appears to show a plane in the
skies above a jungle, which is claimed to be the missing Malaysian Airlines
flight.
According to satellite firm DigitalGlobe, which owns Tomnod,
more than three million people have participated in the search of an area that
now covers around 24,000 square kilometres, including a new area in
the Indian Ocean.
It also said that system was's computers were overloaded for
some time, with over 250 million map views and nearly three millions areas
"tagged" by users.
Maldives Police investigate on the witness of MH370
From the latest information stated that witnesses in the
Maldives said that they saw a low-flying planeon the day it disappeared in what
could be the latest possible sighting of missing Malaysia Airlines flight
MH370. As now Maldives police has launched an investigation into these
reports, however they didn't reveal any detail.
Local media had reported that several
residents of Kuda Huvadhoo had told on Tuesday that they saw a "low flying jumbo
jet" at around 6:15 a.m. on March 8 local time.
They said that it was a white aircraft, with red stripes across
it -- which is what the Malaysia Airlines flights typically look like.
Eyewitnesses from the Kuda Huvadhoo concurred that the airplane was traveling North
to South-East, towards the Southern tip of the Maldives -- Addu. They also
noted the incredibly loud noise that the flight made when it flew
over the island.
Earlier reports indicated that Maldives neighbor, Sri
Lanka, had opened up its air space on a request by the Malaysian government to
search for the missing plane.
Planes from Malaysia, the U.S, New Zealand and
Australia had flown over the island for several days but no sign of the flight was
seen. About 26 countries are currently searching for the missing jet.
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