DHAKA: Malaysia says weather conditions in the southern corridor where debris possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was spotted by satellite are very challenging.

‘In the area where the possible objects were identified by the Australian authorities, there are strong currents and rough seas,’ Malaysia acting transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a daily press briefing on Saturday.

‘A cyclone warning has been declared for Tropical Cyclone Gillian, which is located in the southern corridor. Very strong winds and rough seas are expected there today,’` he said, reports The Straits Times.

He added that the ocean varies between 1,150m and 7,000m in depth.

But authorities are still pressing on with the search, with more countries deploying their assets.

‘With respect to the southern corridor, today two Chinese Ilyushin IL-76s will arrive in Perth to begin operations. The Shaanxi Y-8 which arrived yesterday will be operating from Subang air base in Malaysia,’

‘China is also sending an additional two ships from the Andaman Sea to join the five Chinese ships already in the southern corridor,’ he said.

Two Indian aircraft, a P-8 Poseidon and C-130 Hercules, also arrived in Malaysia on Friday night to assist with the search.

A concurrent search in the northern corridor has also yielded no results.

BDST: 1626 HRS, MAR 23, 2014