In pictures: Search for Malaysia plane

The search continues for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to China's capital, Beijing, on Saturday.

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Image caption The US Navy destroyer USS Pinckney has joined the search

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Image caption The Malaysian civil aviation chief Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman has been updating relatives and the world's press at Kuala Lumpur airport.

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Image caption Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has created a sand-art sculpture on a beach in Puri in eastern India.

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Image caption Spotter planes are continuing the search for the aircraft and some have seen what may be oil slicks - but they have not been confirmed and no wreckage has been found

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Image caption Chinese relatives of the missing passengers have been applying for their passports to be ready to travel to Malaysia to be closer to rescue operations.

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Image caption Rescue workers from a Buddhist organisation held prayers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

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Image caption More ships are joining the search, including the Chinese navy's Jinggangshan

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Image caption Vessels already engaged include patrols of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

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Image caption The media frenzy in Beijing angered some of the relatives

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Image caption The anxious wait also goes on in Malaysia, where some relatives are staying in hotels