#rechercheParis: Desperate friends & relatives turn to Twitter to find loved ones
“I can’t find my daughter”, “my little brother is missing”, “ – these heartbreaking comments have flooded social media under the hashtag #rechercheParis, posted by friends and relatives of Paris attack victims who are desperate to find their loved ones.
Georges Salines has been looking for his daughter Lola since Friday. “I have no information about my daughter Lola,” he wrote, adding a picture of a young woman in her 20s and a #SearchParis hashtag in French.
There was to be no happy reunion for Georges, as tragically Lola was among the 129 who died in the attacks that rocked the French capital.
“I have confirmation of Lola’s death. Thanks to those who help us today,” the grieving father wrote on Twitter.
Je suis sans nouvelle de ma fille #LolaSalines qui était au #Bataclan#rechercheParis#FusilladeParispic.twitter.com/Wh8yQsPuyX
— Georges Salines (@GeorgesSalines) 14 ноября 2015
Another user is looking for his (or her) little brother Derreck who disappeared on Friday after the concert at the Bataclan theater. All the posts have gathered hundreds of retweets from users eager to help in the search for survivors.
@otaupin@bfmtv@itele /!\Mon petit frère Derreck et porté disparue depuis hier soir il était au bataclan /!\RT MASS pic.twitter.com/vz6f1F9mNN
— Sasuke #AC (@UchihvSasuke) 14 ноября 2015
Twitter user Amaniden Pan said she is searching for her cousin who hasn’t been seen since deadly assaults… She later wrote that Pierre Antoine was killed in the terror attacks.
#rechercheParis#rechercheBataclan Help pas de nouvelles de mon cousin Pierre Antoine #RT please pic.twitter.com/GQC5mbvMrV
— amandine pan (@amandinde) 14 ноября 2015
Tearful posts saying who else is not among us now have flooded social media.
François Xavier n'est plus parmi ns, ttes mes condoléances à sa famille et amis, merci de votre aide #rechercheParispic.twitter.com/RSK013Ozal
— clemence (@Clem_Drt) 14 ноября 2015
En #rechercheParis#rechercheBataclan de Guillaume Terrien @Rech_Paris@_rechercheparis@rechercheparis7 aucune news pic.twitter.com/vWiGC23Zum
— Corentin Radio (@CorentinRadio) 15 ноября 2015
Missing. Please help us to find Sven Silva #rechercheParis#rechercheBataclan#recherchepersonnepic.twitter.com/kZ8x2Sr624
— K. M. Woodberry (@WoodberryWood) 15 ноября 2015
#rechercheParis Victor Munoz toujours pas de nouvelle merci de rt cest important ! pic.twitter.com/Rv0ARPUxFr
— Purée Maison (@pureemaison) 14 ноября 2015
There are still those who are clinging to hope, desperately praying that their loved ones somehow survived the devastating assaults.
#rechercheParis
Nous recherchons toujours Marie, au Bataclan ce soir. Contactez @Photographys si vs avez ds infos ! pic.twitter.com/1ubafbQuNp
— Agathe Dubuquoy (@Agath3) 14 ноября 2015
#rechercheParis SVP si vous l'avez vu, faites le savoir !! Elle était au #PetitCambodge. SVP partagez... 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/izt4u4rcT4
— Eléonore Girault (@EMMGirault) 14 ноября 2015
Some of the victims of the massacre have been found but their lives are still hanging in the balance. However, there has been better news for others.
Although Walid Abdel Razzak has been injured, most importantly, he is still alive and Twitter users are saying that this is already a “small victory.”
Update: Walid Abdel Razzak has been found in Pampidou hospital. He's alive but badly injured. #RechercheParispic.twitter.com/UMeHwEil8H
— Dalia Ezzat (@DaliaEzzat_) 14 ноября 2015