The search for missing flight MH370 continued on Wednesday, after bad weather halted the hunt for a day, while tears and grief still torment relatives and Chinese netizens.

Those who have loved ones on board the plane still expect to see husbands, wives, parents and kids back from an unknown journey.

A message sent by Malaysia Airlines saying that the plane "has been lost and that none of those on board survived" has dashed nearly all hope, and a notice board in the Metro Park Lido Hotel, where daily briefings were held, is full of wishes.

"I have bought a diamond ring. I want you to come back and wear it on our wedding day."

"Dear father, please come back, it is so much painful for me to live the days without you."

"Honey, our son and I will always be waiting for you."

Netizens still do not know what exactly the "type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort" is, despite an explanation of the Doppler effect, which measures the change of frequency of satellite connections with the aircraft.

The wording that the missing plane "ended" in the southern Indian Ocean also caused some debate on whether it refers to a crash.

"Truth, only the truth, is the best way to offer our respect to those who may have passed away," said netizen "Chouyi" on Sina Weibo.

Some people even tried a cyber manhunt, trying to find something in satellite images, though pictures downloaded from Google Earth were out of date.

Tennis star Li Na also expressed similar disbelief, writing on her Tencent Weibo account that "everybody looks forward to the truth."

China has demanded Malaysia provide the satellite data which led to its decision that MH370 ended in the Indian Ocean, as Vice Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng on Monday urged the Malaysian side to "make clear the specific basis on which they came to this judgment."

Several warships and aircraft with the Chinese navy have arrived in the target area in the southern Indian Ocean where possible debris of the plane has been spotted. China's icebreaker Xuelong is pressing ahead with the hunt.

It is said the black box and cockpit voice recorder can only keep signaling for 30 days, so it is very important to locate the devices fast, otherwise the mystery of the plane may never solved, some netizens believe.

"I hope Xuelong can sail faster, the planes fly further, the warships rev their engines to find the black box as soon as possible so as to present the truth owed to the world," "WangruierRea" wrote on Sina Weibo. 

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