Satellite images draw mixed reactions from relatives of passengers, crew aboard MH370

The families of Chinese passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines flight insisted that their loved ones could still be alive today, as Beijing said it was following developments closely.

Reports that satellites had spotted what could potentially be debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have given a glimmer of hope to distraught relatives of passengers and crew that they might finally know what happened after almost two weeks of waiting.
While some are hopeful that there will be survivors, others are more cautious.
Subramaniam Gurusamy, 60, who lives in Klang and whose 34-year-old son Puspanathan Gurusamy was on board, tells AFP by phone: "I think we need to confirm first if the two objects are part of the missing plane. Are you saying the plane has gone into the sea?
"So many people are praying for the safe return of my only son. I am praying every day for his return. But if something bad happens what can I do?"
AFP said at the Lido Hotel in Beijing where relatives of the 153 Chinese passengers are gathered, Wen Wancheng, whose son was on the flight, said: "I hope all the people on board are alive."
Asked if he firmly believed the relatives were still alive, the 63-year-old from Shandong province replied: "Yes, all alive, firmly believe."
The relatives have been going through a rollercoaster of emotions ever since the plane went missing on March 8 after leaving Kuala Lumpur International Airport for Beijing.
A commotion broke out yesterday at the daily press briefing venue at the Sama Sama Hotel in Sepang when a group of angry family members of Chinese passengers on board the missing aircraft stormed into the auditorium and accused Putrajaya of hiding information and misleading the public about the search and rescue operation.
The group had also carried a huge banner with Mandarin characters, demanding answers from Putrajaya.
A sobbing Chinese woman, speaking in Mandarin, cried: "Please let me know where is my son, where is his whereabouts".
The distraught woman kept repeating her demands, calling the government "liars".
She also said Beijing should exert pressure on Malaysia and demand for answers on the whereabouts of flight MH370.
Another relative scolded the Malaysian officials in Mandarin, saying that they were "liars" who had kept them in the dark after almost two weeks of searching for the aircraft.
Policemen on duty at the hotel attempted to escort the distraught and angry relatives out of the auditorium, but the situation became chaotic for a while as members of the media rushed to record the scene.
This was the first time relatives of passengers on board the flight MH370 have turned angry and caused a commotion in Kuala Lumpur over the progress of the search for the plane. Previously such outburst only occurred in Beijing where relatives had complained that they were not getting adequate information in a timely manner.
The display of anger by relatives coincided with scathing criticism of Putrajaya from Chinese state media and social media users.
In an editorial, the China Daily newspaper had asked whether Malaysia was sharing all the information it had gathered.
"The contradictory and piecemeal information Malaysia Airlines and its government have provided has made search efforts difficult and the entire incident even more mysterious," the newspaper had said.
"What else is known that has not been shared with the world?"
Two-thirds of the passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines flight were Chinese. – March 20, 2014.