Families urge expanded search for missing flight as their hopes fade

Almost three days after the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared, families and friends 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.