Police have reviewed CCTV footage around a hostel where two missing girls from Morocco were staying before they disappeared as they investigate whether the pair are with people they know in the capital. Douae, 14, and Houda, 15, were last seen leaving the Generator hostel where they were staying in Tavistock Place, at around 8pm on Tuesday. Organisers of the student exchange group the schoolgirls were on raised the alarm.

Detectives have been to the hostel to interview the group leaders and build up CCTV evidence which has helped them piece together the events leading to the girls leaving and their route away. The busy tourist area is bristling with cameras. A source told the Metro: ‘Police have been at the hotel and taken footage from. The hostel and the surrounding area. ‘They have been extremely thorough. The tour group heads raised the alarm and the police are investigating every Avenue.’.

It is understood that a working theory is that they may be with people in London that they know. However investigators are ruling nothing out as they hunt for the pair. The hostel hosts parties of young people on study and exchange visits. Both girls had arrived in London on Saturday, 25 January for a week-long stay as part of a student exchange programme run by an independent company. They were due to return to Morocco on February 1.

To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro's London news hub. The programme the girls are on is not attached to a specific school and is run by a private company. Detective Chief Inspector Sarb Kaur from the Central North Command Unit said: ‘We are appealing for any information about Douae and Houda’s whereabouts. They have travelled from Morocco and are in a city and country that is not familiar to them, so the longer they remain missing then the greater our concern for their welfare is.

‘A team of detectives is working tirelessly to locate them and we are liaising with the Moroccan embassy and the company who organised the visit to ensure their families in Morocco are kept updated with any developments.’. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page.

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