Two police helicopters have joined the search for a missing five year old girl - who's thought to have been abducted in mid-Wales.

April Jones was last seen at around 7 o'clock last night in Machynlleth (porn: Mer-hun-liff) - getting into a light coloured van.

Police have been speaking to youngsters playing nearby who witnessed what happened.

Hundreds of residents from nearby towns and villages have headed out in the rain in teams of 20 ... led by Mountain Rescue guides ... to look for April - for which Inspector Lyn Rhys from Dyffed Powus Police is grateful: