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By Eileen Ng The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, MALAysiA » It was the unwelcome, an- guishing news that families of the missing had dreaded, and when they heard it from Malaysia's prime minister Monday night there were shrieks and intense heart - break: The missing Malay- sian Airlines flight whose fate was a mystery that consumed the world had crashed into a remote cor - ner of the Indian Ocean. The news, based on fresh evidence gleaned from an unprecedented analysis of satellite data, meant it was all but impossible that any of the 239 passengers and crew on board the jetliner could have survived. That realization may help bring some closure to fami - lies 17 days after their night- mare began when the Boe- ing 777 inexplicably disap- peared from Asian skies during what was supposed to be a routine overnight flight from Malaysia's cap - ital to Beijing on March 8. But the latest clue is also only a small step toward solving one of the greatest puzzles in aviation history. With the location of Flight 370 itself still unknown — most likely somewhere at the bottom of the sea in a remote part of the southern Indian Ocean — profound questions remain unanswered about what brought down the air - craft and why. And the grueling search for the wreckage and the plane's black boxes could take years. The task, involv - ing a multinational force sweeping a vast region of ocean whose dark floor is up to 23,000 feet deep, has been daunting. So much so, that it is also possible that what is left of the plane may never be found. In Beijing, family mem - bers who have followed ev- ery twist and turn in the search shrieked and sobbed uncontrollably when they heard the news. One woman collapsed and fell on her knees, crying "My son! My son!" Dressed in a black suit, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak somberly an - nounced the news in an un- expected late night state- ment to reporters in Kuala Lumpur. The information, he said, was based on a study of data from a satellite that had received the final known signals from the plane as it tracked southward. The data indicated that the jetliner flew "to a remote location, far from any possi - ble landing sites," Najib said. "It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, ac - cording to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean." In China's capital, family members had been called to a hotel near the airport to hear the announcement. Af - terward, they filed out of a conference room in heart- wrenching grief. Medical teams arrived with several stretchers and at least one elderly man was carried out of the confer - ence room on one of them, his faced covered by a jacket. Minutes later a middle-aged woman was taken out on an - other, her face ashen and her eyes blank and expression- less. Malaysian authorities have said that evidence so far suggests the plane was deliberately turned back across Malaysia to the Strait of Malacca, with its commu - nications systems disabled. They are unsure what hap- pened next. EAst AsiA Malaysia: Missing flight crashed in ocean Unwelcome news for passengers' families based on fresh evidence from satellite data as many questions remain Ng HaN guaN — THe associaTed Press relatives of chinese passengers aboard the Malaysia airlines jet MH370 grieve aer being told of the latest news in Beijing on Monday. 1850 TRAINOR ST. Keith Ellis Owner 36 Years in Tehama County ♦ Collision Repair ♦ Hot Rods ♦ Glass Replacement ♦ Complete Paint Jobs ♦ Heavy Truck Repair & Painting ♦ Expert Frame Work ♦ ALL WORK GUARANTEED 2230 Main St, Ste. A, Red Bluff (530) 529-1657 TAI'S DELI $1.00 OFF ANY DELI SANDWICH One discount per order, per person Can't be combined with any other offers. 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