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Download Almost three days after the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared, families and friend of the passengers are still clinging to fading hopes, as they urged authorities to expand their search. The flight bound for Beijing from Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, with 239 people on board, is still missing despite a multinational search-and-rescue effort, Malaysia Airlines managers said on Monday. For the families of the passengers, any clue could prove encouraging. Tempers flared during a meeting between families and friends of the passengers and representatives from Malaysia Airlines, as they complained about a lack of information and slow response by the airline. "Please do not tell us the search is ongoing anymore. We want to know which areas you have covered, how many ships have been used and whether you have used the best equipment possible," said a woman. During a meeting with officials from the Beijing municipal government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Monday afternoon, the families said they have tried calling their missing loved ones, and on at least two occasions were able to get through but no one answered the phone. Other family members said they had been monitoring their loved ones' QQ accounts (an instant messaging tool popular in China), which showed that they had been online for the last 48hours. | 
