Missing MH370: Cyclone Gillian casts a dark shadow over search and rescue operations


A NASA satellite image of Cyclone Gillian passing over Indonesia's Java Island on March 21, at 6.55 UTC (2.55pm Malaysian time). - NRL/Nasa

SEPANG: Cyclone Gillian, which has set off a cyclone warning in the Southern Corridor area has yet to hamper search and rescue operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) director-general Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the cyclone was currently in the area around Christmas Island, and had yet to affect the Southern Corridor search area.

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