Number of countries in SAR operations increases to 26


SEPANG: The number of countries involved in the search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has increased from 14 to 26, said the Transport Ministry.

In a press statement issued yesterday, the ministry said the countries were Malaysia, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

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