some of them they are not ready to fly out here to reunion just yet. they have had their hopes dashed so many times, but one family member says if this does turn out to be a piece of mh370, they finally have a tangible piece of evidence that their loved ones are, indeed presumed dead. >> i'll take it robin. great to have you on reunion island. the discovery of the debris comes after 16 months of nonstop search efforts for the missing airliner largely focused here off the western coast of australia. so how could debris wash from here thousands of miles away all the way here to reunion island? we are joined now from kuala lumpur on this exhaustive search. all the efforts since the plane vanished 500 days ago. andrew? >> reporter: well, it is an