Madeleine McCann’s mum is urging the public to join in a “Big Tweet” to help find other missing youngsters.
Kate McCann, 51, is an ambassador for Missing People – the charity behind the annual tweetathon. Each year it dedicates a day to tweeting appeals to help find children who are missing across the globe.
It coincides with International Missing Children’s Day, which this year is Saturday.
The Big Tweet for Missing Children is taking place today in the run-up to the day.
Twitter users are being urged to retweet each appeal on the
@missingpeople account.
Kate, of Rothley, Leics, said: “The more of us who take part, the greater the chance a child can be found.”
Earlier this month she prayed for Madeleine’s safe return home on the 12th anniversary of her disappearance.
The youngster was just three when she vanished from her parents’ holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Portuguese media reports recently said detectives are close to solving the case.
This month the Met Police called for more funding to follow up on leads.
Scotland Yard insisted it had “active lines of inquiries” in the investigation, which has so far cost £11.75million.
