MH370 Hopes 'fading', Search Suspension Looms: Ministers
Fakhir Rizvi Published July 22, 2016 | 02:08 PM
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd july,2016) - Hopes of finding flight MH370's final resting place are "fading", and the three-nation search will be suspended if nothing is found in the suspected crash zone, Malaysia, Australia and China announced Friday.
"With less than 10,000 square kilometres (3,861 square miles) of the high priority search area remaining to be searched, ministers acknowledged that despite the best efforts of all involved the likelihood of finding the aircraft is fading," the three nations' transport ministers said after a meeting in Malaysia.
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