Though the Malaysian Prime Minister has declared that the jet crashed into the Indian Ocean, there have not been any confirmed sightings till now. Rescue teams have been sent into the vast Ocean to carry out search operations. While the world is gambling about conspiracy theories and some blaming the Malaysian government for hiding facts, several videos on the internet are giving the world an insight into the precarious aura of the Indian Ocean.
The depth of the Indian Ocean is 3600 meters while the length of the plane is just 63.7 meters. Even the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa is just 829.8 meters and the Eiffel Tower is 324 meters tall. The recovery of the MH370 will be a Herculean task if the debris of the aircraft are lying amidst a chain of volcanoes under the sea!
So we can understand the apathy of the rescue teams as Australia's deputy defence chief, Air Marshal Mark Binskin said, "We are not searching for a needle in a haystack, we are still trying to define where the haystack is."
The search continues and in today's operation the six countries of United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea, are involved. The search will be split into three areas covering 80,000 square kilometres. Various Chinese vessels are also on their way to this vast expanse.
It is very easy to speculate theories sitting in front of television sets but one cannot fathom the situation of people braving the force of nature in the middle of the Indian Ocean. All one can do is pray for their well being and also for the relatives of those on-board the unfortunate aircraft.
Skymet Meteorology Division in India would like to remind its readers that humans are just a puppet playing insignificant roles in this magnanimous world dominated by nature and its creations.
picture courtesy- Arito Sakaguchi