Flight MH370: Malaysia Marks Anniversary Of Flight's Loss

Many relatives of the 239 people missing on the Malaysia Airlines flight are still hoping for their safe return

Malaysians are marking the anniversary of the disappearance of the flight MH370.

Relatives of the 239 missing passengers and crew are holding a series of memorial events in the capital Kuala Lumpur.

The Malaysian airliner was on its way Beijing from Kuala Lumpur when it vanished. Despite an extensive search no trace has ever been found.

Investigators plan to release a report about the search later.

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On Sunday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that his country remained committed to finding MH370.

"No words can describe the pain the families of those on board are going through. The lack of answers and definitive proof - such as aircraft wreckage - has made this more difficult to bear."

He said that the search team had followed the "little evidence that exists" but remained "hopeful" that the plane would be found.

The international search term is focusing on an area of the southern Indian Ocean, approximately 1,600km (1,000 miles) off the coast of western Australia.