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Debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion is to be transported to France to find out whether it is from the missing flight MH370, Malaysia's prime minister has said, BBC reports.

Initial reports suggest the two-metre long object is very likely to be from a Boeing 777, Najib Razak said. The Malaysia Airlines flight - a Boeing 777 - vanished while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014. The search has focused on part of the southern Indian Ocean east of Reunion.

Oceanographer David Griffin, of Australia's national science agency, told the BBC that the location of the find was "consistent with where we think debris might have turned up".

There were 239 passengers and crew on board the plane when it went missing.

Mr Najib said French authorities were taking the debris to the southern French city of Toulouse - the site of the nearest office of the French body responsible for air accident investigations (the BEA) - to verify it as quickly as possible.

He said the location of the debris was consistent with drift analysis provided to Malaysian investigators.

"As soon as we have more information or any verification we will make it public. I promise the families of those lost that whatever happens, we will not give up."

Malaysia has sent a team of investigators and other officials to Toulouse and another team of experts to Reunion - a French overseas department.