Families urge expanded search for missing flight as their hopes fade
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="MH">MH</span>370 <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>, <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="clinging">clinging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fading">fading</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="search">search</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Kuala">Kuala</span> <span word="Lumpur">Lumpur</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 239 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="search">search</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span>.</p><p><span word="Tempers">Tempers</span> <span word="flared">flared</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airline">airline</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="covered">covered</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>' <span word="QQ">QQ</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> (<span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 48<span word="hours">hours</span>.</p>
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