Rescuers scouring the Java Sea for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 with 162 passengers on board halted their search at nightfall on Sunday, Indonesia's transport ministry said.
"We ended at 5:30pm (local time) because it was getting dark. The weather was also not too good as it was getting really cloudy," transport ministry official Hadi Mustofa told news agency AFP.
"Tomorrow we will begin at 7:00am, or even earlier than that if the weather is good," he added.
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Malaysia deployed 3 vessels & 3 aircraft to assist Indonesian-led search ops for#QZ8501
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