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Families of passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlinesflight MH370 launched a campaign to privately fund a search for the aircraft today.

Flight MH370, carrying 239 people, went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, nearly three years ago, on March 8, 2014.

Australia, Malaysia, and China jointly called off a two-year underwater search for the aircraft in January.

(Image: Getty)

(Image: Getty)

Grace Nathan, a Malaysian lawyer whose mother, Anne Daisy, was on the plane, said the familes hope to raise $15 million (£12 million) to fund an initial search north of the previous search area.