The tragedy of the relatives of the missing passengers of the Malaysian Boeing

Almost half a year has passed since the mysterious disappearance of the Boeing 777-200 of Malaysian Airlines. Despite the active search, it is still unknown what happened and where the plane is. The official version of events is that the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean, and all the passengers on board were killed. However, the crash site has not been found after extensive searches. Therefore, the relatives of the missing still live in a state of uncertainty: they do not know what happened, they cannot bury and mourn their relatives and cannot start living on. They live in constant expectation. Reuters photographer Kim Kyung-hoon managed to talk and capture the anguish, sadness and suffering of the loved ones of the missing passengers of the Malaysian Boeing in photographs.

(21 photos in total)

1. Zhang Yongli, the father of the missing Zhang Qi, holds her toys in his hands. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

"Public interest in this disaster is falling. Therefore, I decided to show what the family members of the missing passengers have to go through and remind them of the mysterious disaster," writes photojournalist Kim Kyung-Hoon.

The photographer admitted that at first he was afraid of the reaction of the relatives of the missing passengers. But as it turned out, these people had a huge need to speak out, to share with all their suffering and longing. The common tragedy brought these people closer together, and each of them introduced the photographer to other families. They trusted the photographer, and they did not need to be persuaded to stand in front of the camera lens, although some refused to show their faces.

2. Zhang Yongli, Zhang Qi's father, shows a poem he wrote for his daughter, who disappeared along with the missing plane. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

3. Zhang Qi's father shows a badge he received from a non-governmental organization helping the families of passengers on flight MH370 who went missing. He said that the disappearance of his daughter had a very strong impact on his life and the life of his wife. He adds that his wife leaves the house for a few hours as far away as possible because she cannot stay in the apartment without her daughter. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

4. "Hug me, Mom. Take care of yourself, I'll be back soon," these were the last words of Wanga Houbina, Feng Xuehong's son. During the conversation with the photographer, she cried all the time. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

5. Feng Xuehong shows a photo of his son on his phone. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

When the relatives of the missing did not want to show their faces, the photographer took pictures of various objects that belonged to relatives who had not returned home.

"I tried to be very careful not to hurt their feelings and not to violate their privacy during filming," Kim Kyung-Hoon writes. The photographer emphasizes that he never started a meeting with filming, he waited until his interlocutors got used to him. He always asked them before he started taking pictures, and then continued to listen to their stories. "Sometimes I cried," the photographer confessed.

6. Liu is Li Zhijina's wife. (Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Liu refused to show her face. Her story is probably the saddest. According to her, during the last conversation with her husband, they quarreled. And she showed the photographer her husband's wedding ring, which he left at home after a quarrel.

7. The cup that belonged to Liu's husband. Since the disappearance of the plane, Liu has not even touched it, it is still standing on the table, covered with a layer of dust. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Liu still can't forgive herself for having a fight with her husband before the flight.

8. Cheng Liping's marital happiness collapsed overnight. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Cheng Liping did not show her face, but agreed to take pictures in a park near her home in Beijing, which they loved to come to together. In her hands she holds a card that her husband - Ju once sent her, and next to it is a photo of them so happy.

9. Cheng Liping hides the truth from his young sons. She didn't tell the boys what happened, they still ask her when their dad will be back. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

10. Cheng Liping: "My life has completely changed." Cheng is in the park on the bench where they loved to sit together for a long time. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

11. Zhiliang — his fiancee was on board the missing Malaysian plane. In the photo on his phone, he shows what their new, recently purchased house in Tianjin should have looked like. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

12. Zhiliang told the photojournalist that he would be waiting for his bride "always." They were planning to get married this year. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

13. Liu — Lu's wife — shows a photo of her husband. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

14. Liu shows the room they have prepared for future children in their home in Beijing. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

15. Liu shows the last message from her husband. They got married just a week before the plane disappeared. The newlyweds were unable to go on a honeymoon because of their husband's busy work schedule. Because of him, he boarded this ill-fated plane. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

16. Li Zhen and her cat. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

A cat named Zhang Xiaomi was closely watching what the photographer was doing. Lee said her only wish was for her husband to come home alive, no matter how much he might have changed.

17. Dai Shuqin's bag: She received it many years ago as a gift from her younger sister, who was on board the missing Boeing with her whole family. Dai never leaves the house without this bag. She says it feels like her sister is next to her. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

18. Li is the mother of Wena Yongshenga. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Ms. Lee, whose son was on board the missing Boeing, shows the medications she and her husband take every day. The couple came from Shandong Province to Beijing with the hope that they would learn at least something about the disappearance of their 34-year-old son. They live in a dilapidated hotel and every day their health deteriorates, they have to constantly go to the hospital.

19. Liu Kun is the brother of the missing Liu Qianga. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Liu Kun, whose younger brother, Liu Qiang, went missing on March 8, 2014, along with other passengers of flight MH370, shows a photo of his brother on his phone (top right). He says he does not believe in the version of the plane crash over the Indian Ocean. He hopes that his brother, like the other passengers, is still alive.

20. Hu — the whole family of her son Zhao disappeared along with the Boeing 777 plane of Malaysian Airlines. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Mrs. Hu shows a doll that belonged to a missing granddaughter. Hu says she has thought about suicide many times. For a long time after the plane disappeared, she could not return home: she was afraid to return to an empty apartment that had once been filled with the laughter of her three-year-old granddaughter.

21. Zhang — the wife of the missing Wanga Houbina — shows the keys to her husband's car. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

According to photojournalist Kim Kyung-hoon, the families of the missing passengers of the Malaysian Boeing desperately want to find out what happened to their relatives and find the missing plane. "I believe that we should not stop searching until we find out what happened," says the photographer. "This is the only way that will help the families of passengers find peace."

Source: fullpicture.ru .