I need closure to be certain but cannot keep on with public efforts against all odds?

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Failed to understand "I need closure to be certain but cannot keep on with public efforts against all odds."
Closure means the search for the missing plane is over. If so, what public efforts are required to keep on with?
The logic seems inconsistent to me.

Context:

Sarah Bajc, the girlfriend of one of the American passengers, Philip Wood, said in an e-mail that she feels a need to "regroup" after the latest news.
"The announcement is on data only, no confirmed wreckage so no real closure," Bajc writes. "I need closure to be certain but cannot keep on with public efforts against all odds. I STILL feel his presence, so perhaps it was his soul all along."

MOre:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/24/missing-malaysia-jetliner/6814799/

Clive · Accepted Answer

It's not good English.
She means ". . . but the authorities cannot keep on with public efforts against all odds."

NL888 · Answer

Thanks.
What does "on data" mean in "The announcement is on data only"?

I need closure to be certain but cannot keep on with public efforts against all odds?

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