Desperate parents go online to find their missing children after Manchester attack

Desperate to find their missing children following the Manchester attack, parents are turning to any methods to find them faster, including searching them online, by posting heart-wrenching messages and pictures on social media.

Tuesday, a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 59 at a British concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande. The panic created by attack has led to the disappearance of many children, who are now desperately searched by their parents.

Many of the parents or friends of the missing children posted heart-wrenching messages and pictures on social media to find them faster.

Here are some of the posts on social media related with the Manchester attack:

Another parent urges Twitter users to retweet his message in order to find his daughter:

Please…please reetweet. Looking for my daughter and her friend . Laura Macintyre and Eilidh Macleod #manchesterattack pic.twitter.com/1N0cikPQEf

— micheal macintyre (@leanish8) May 23, 2017

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was one of many British artists and celebrities to help spread the word by retweeting messages and posting offers of help.

According to Reuters, many parents were waiting for their children in and around the Manchester Arena when the blast rocked the foyer of the venue on Monday evening.

Though many teenagers ultimately found their friends and relatives in the chaos, some were helped by bystanders, others were offered free taxi rides home, while several hotels in the area have provided refugee for scared teens fleeing the arena.

Ariana Grande, whose fans are mostly teenagers and young girls, posted a message on Twitter shortly after the attack:

broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don’t have words.

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017

IF ANYONE FINDS OR KNOWS ABOUT WHERE OLIVIA IS CALL 0161 856 9400 #PrayforManchester #Manchester #ManchesterArena pic.twitter.com/f9nuIYaXSV

— Jasmine Spink (@25Jxzz) May 23, 2017

Don’t stop REETWEETING PLS! #ManchesterArena #Manchester #PrayForManchester #ArianaGrande ??❤️ pic.twitter.com/f6U3r7gg1N

— Waqas Haroon (@tanoli_pti) May 23, 2017

My brother and his two friends are missing after the Ariana Grande concert. Not in holiday inn. Please RT #Manchester #ManchesterArena pic.twitter.com/WH3QVbgwze

— #2️⃣2️⃣ I (@IA_Silky) May 23, 2017

11 year old Tia and her mum are missing, please contact 07958272893 if you see them #ManchesterBombing #ManchesterArena pic.twitter.com/qqoSDQ83nV

— amelia (@AmeliaDobsonX) May 23, 2017

#ManchesterArena terror attack.

Please share – these are the missing people from our region.

Chloe, Liam, Courtney and Philip. pic.twitter.com/77AHiZmx1x

— Metro Radio News (@MetroRadioNews) May 23, 2017

Help find her #manchester #ManchesterArena #manchesterexplosion #PrayForManchester pic.twitter.com/XnWDMi8m6o

— Paige (@PaigeThibault) May 23, 2017

Please if anyone has seen my friend Kelly Brewster let me know. Her family friends need to know she is ok #Manchester #ManchesterArena pic.twitter.com/mgkZQv3vu2

— Chantelle Garrity (@Princess1808) May 23, 2017

RT TO HELP FIND THESE PEOPLE #ManchesterArena #Manchester #Missing #PrayForManchester pic.twitter.com/JnvELc5Gzd

— °jennifer° (@casualjennifer) May 23, 2017

My friend still isn’t found please I’m begging you if you see her dm me #ManchesterArena #ariannagrande pic.twitter.com/yXt79LSXCB

— julia hayes? (@l0vey0umiley) May 23, 2017

Paula Robinson, 48, who was at the train station next to the arena with her husband when she felt the blast and saw dozens of teenage girls screaming and running away from the arena, said she took dozens of teenage girls to the nearby Holiday Inn Express hotel and tweeted out her phone number to worried parents telling them to meet her there. She said her phone had not stopped ringing since her tweet.

Parents looking for children in #Manchester: Call Paula Robinson, children have been taken to Holiday Inn. Call 07896711298. RT pic.twitter.com/YC1fze58hk

— Christine Beswick (@bychristinebswk) May 23, 2017

@ArianaGrande If your child went missing in Manchester blast, contact Paula Robinson: https://t.co/DNNMJgzBXp#ArianaGrande #Manchester #ManchesterArena pic.twitter.com/UqE5XvarWA

— Abdul Wasey Naik (@WaseyNaik) May 22, 2017

Friends and relatives of the missing children were arriving on Tuesday morning at Etihad Stadium in Manchester in order to receive assistance after the attack.