According to the Metropolitan Police, officers are looking for two Moroccan teenage girls who are on a student exchange and have been reported missing in London.

 At approximately 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Douae, 14, and Houda, 15, were last saw departing the hostel where they were lodging in Tavistock Place, central London.

According to Scotland Yard, they had landed in London on Saturday, January 25, for a week-long stay as part of a student exchange program organized by a separate business.

Police said the girls were due to return to Morocco on February 1.

The programme Douae and Houda are on is not attached to a specific school and is run by a private company, the force confirmed.

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.”

People with information that could assist police are asked to call 101 and quote the reference 01/7101825/25.

Anyone who sees Douae and Houda is asked to call 999 immediately.