‘Twitter, I need your help’: Desperate families turn to social media to find missing loved ones following terrorist attack in France

Social media turns out to be a hope for the desperate families in France to track down their loved ones post the deadly terror attack on Bastille Day in Nice.

Panicked relatives posted images of brothers, sisters, cousins and friends who they had struggled to make contact with following the horror attack, according to a MailOnline report.

They were begging users to share the photographs with anyone, who may be able to confirm their whereabouts and condition using the hashtag #Nice06.

Many spoke of their anguish as scores of calls to the mobile phones of those missing went unanswered.

One woman, posting under the username @sawra11, tweeted: My sister Leticia was in #Nice06 I’m really worried, she’s not answering her phone, Please help!!!!’

Another, sharing a photograph of a young man, wrote: ‘His family has had no news since more than three hours ago #Nice.’

User @Clzire57050 uploaded an image of her friend Clara Casciana, saying: ‘[She was in] Nice, more news of it, several calls unanswered share at max please‼️‼️‼️‼️’

Her passionate plea was retweeted more than 300 times in less than an hour.

Facebook activated their safety check button to help those caught up in the mayhem to let their friends and family know that they had survived.

Sourced from Agencies, Featured Image Courtesy: Twitter

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