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Will Reunion debris solve mystery of MH370?
London: Will a two-meter long wreckage give hope to the search for the missing flight MH370? Some experts said probably not.
The debris, reportedly to be a flaperon, found on Reunion island “most certainly” belongs to a Boeing 777, according to Malaysian officials.
The wreckage will be flown to France for further analysis and it is expected that the final results will be announced very soon.
“Even if it were clear that it were from Boeing 777, they would want to be sure that the serial number matched the original aircraft,” Xinhua reported quoting professor Graham Braithwaite as saying.
He said whilst very unlikely that a piece of 777 aircraft could end up in the sea except through a catastrophic event in flight, it is not impossible that it might be a spare part that was being carried on a shipping container, for example.
Flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the Malaysia airlines flight MH370 vanished in March 2014 with 239 passengers on board. Based on signals from the plane that were detected by satellite, the plane was believed to crash in the southern Indian Ocean.
Authorities have focused their search efforts on an area close to the Southwest coast of Australia, which is around 4,000 km east of Reunion island.
The fact that this piece of wreckage may have turned up on Reunion island corroborated the belief that, based on the satellite data tracked by Inmarsat, the aircraft ended up in the ocean somewhere off the Southwest coast of Australia.
However, after such a long period of time the oceanographers would not be able to narrow down the search for the impact point to any more accurate area than the current search area.
“In other words it corroborates the strongest theory as to where the wreckage will be found rather than adds any more detail to it.”
His view was supported by Professor Keith Haines, an oceanographer at the University of Reading’s Department of Meteorology.
Haines said the latest progress would not help narrow the current search area. “It is far too long since the crash to determine any details of the drift path of the plane through modelling of the currents.”
Other pieces of debris if they remained on the surface might turn up in quite different places in the Indian Ocean as the dispersal area could be wide.
He previously said that currents could be strong, which could move surface debris by up to 1,000 km over two weeks. “However, currents don’t always travel in a straight line and surface debris can also be blown by the wind if they project out of the water.”
But still there are some who believe finding the debris is the best chance of locating the crash site.
“The holy grail now is determining the location of the aircraft’ s black box, which is believed to be very close to the site of impact. The best way do to this would be to find more pieces of debris and then apply the same simulations to track their origin in the ocean,” said Dr Erik van Sebille, Oceanographer at the Grantham Institute, Imperial College London.
This process of triangulation is really “the best opportunity we have” to put the location on the map, he said.
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.