In the end there was no miracle. The heartbreaking news that MH370 was lost over the southern Indian Ocean brought fresh tears to anxious relatives of the 239 passengers and crew on board the flight.
Despair: Relatives crying at a hotel in Beijing on March 24 upon hearing news of MH370’s fate. – AFP
No miracle: Selamat Omar, 60, father of MH370 passenger Mohd Khairul Amri Selamat, 29, at Hotel Everly in Putrajaya, after the PM’s announcement on March 24. – Bernama
No hope: Relatives of passengers of MH370 reacting after watching a news broadcast from Kuala Lumpur, at Lido Hotel in Beijing. – EPA
Mother’ s grief: Nor Mah Jaafar (middle), the mother of Mohd Khairul Amri Selamat, who was on board MH370, being consoled by relatives. – Bernama
Hope against hope: Prayers for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at a shopping mall in Bangsar, KL. – AFP
Update: Flight Lt Russell Adams, captain of an RAAF AP-3C Orion from 92 Wing, giving a press conference after completing a search mission for missing MH370, at RAAF Pearce in Perth, Aistralia, on March 23. – EPA
Prayer for help: Relatives in Beijing praying for the safety of MH370 on March 24. – EPA
Sea search: A crewman on board an RAAF AP-3C Orion aircraft looking at screens whilst searching for the missing MAS Boeing 777 at sea in an area 2,500km off the south-west coast of Perth, Australia. – EPA
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Missing flight MH370 Photo Gallery Day 1 & 2
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