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France steps up search efforts for MH370 debris

France is sending extra planes, boats and helicopters to search for debris from missing Malaysian Airlines plane MH370 along the coast of Reunion Island.

It comes after a wing fragment and a plane window were found on the remote Indian Ocean island.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott hailed the discovery of the wing fragment, stating that the "baffling mystery" of the flight's disappearance was closer to being solved, while Malaysia Airlines said it was a "major breakthrough" in resolving the mystery.

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Where is Reunion Island where plane debris was found?

Reunion Island is about 560 miles from the eastern coast of Madagascar. Credit: Google Maps

Reunion is a small French island located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar.

Wreckage believed to be from a Boeing 777 washed up on the western coast of the island called Saint Andre this morning.

It is too early to say if it belongs to missing flight MH370 but Malaysia has sent a team of experts to identify it.

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