Breaking: Police have expanded the search for missing London schoolgirl Nora Quoirin, according to Malaysian media. Get the latest on this story here:
Sniffer dogs and helicopters have been brought in as police expand the search for a London teenager missing in Malaysia.
Nora Quoirin's family said they found she was missing from her bedroom at the Dusun resort in Negeri Sembilan on Sunday morning, with the window left open. Although her family and the Lucie Blackman Trust - a charity they are working with - consider it a criminal matter, police in Malaysia say they have found no evidence of foul play.According to local media, more than 160 personnel are now searching for Nora, who has special needs.
Police, fire and rescue services, civil defence and the forestry department are searching dense jungle and hilly terrain on foot, according to Malaysia's The Star newspaper.Sniffer dogs are also being used in the search for the 15-year-old, who is the daughter of an Irish-French couple living in London for the past 20 years. Her mother, Meabh, is originally from Belfast and the teenager is understood to be travelling on an Irish passport.
State deputy police chief Che Zakaria Othman said local indigenous people, the Orang Asli, are also helping with the search.
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