Grenfell Tower fire: Appeals to find missing residents

Several residents remain missing after the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, which had 120 flats, housing hundreds of people.

The first victim to be confirmed dead is 23-year-old Mohammed Alhajali, a Syrian refugee.

His death was announced on Thursday by Abdulaziz Almashi, a co-founder of the Syria Solidarity Campaign.

He described Mr Alhajali as a "kind, charitable man" who was "full of passion for his family", and who had studied civil engineering in the hope of one day returning to Syria.

Some people who were initially reported as missing have now been traced in hospital, where they are receiving treatment.

However, concerns are growing for the following residents who have not been heard from since the blaze.

The Hashim family

All five members of the Hashim family are missing after the blaze.

The youngest child, Yaqub, is six. He remains unaccounted for, along with siblings 14-year-old Yahya and 12-year-old Firdaws, and parents Nura Jamal and Hashim Hashim.

Marjorie and Ernie Vital

Mother and son Marjorie and Ernie lived on the 16th floor. Marjorie was 67 and Ernie 43.

Family members are searching hospitals for the pair.

Nadia Choucair

Ms Choucair has been confirmed missing. She worked as a nursery officer at a local school.

Ligaya Moore

The UK’s Philippine embassy issued a statement on Facebook asking for help finding Ms Moore.

Grandson Nico Purificacion described the 79-year-old as "an admirable woman". He said she had lived in London for a long time.

"She’s very fun to be with despite her age. So innocent yet very straightforward," he said. "Our family loves her so much."

Rania Ibrham

Rania Ibrham has not been heard from since around 3am on Wednesday, when she uploaded a Facebook Live video from the burning tower.

Ms Ibrham lived on the top floor of the building with her two children, who are three and five.

The video shows her running to a smoke-filled corridor to try and find help before looking to the street below her window.

Her friend Rahmana Rashid posted on Facebook "Rania Ibrham my friend is missing from the grenfill tower, if you have seen her or have any news on her pls contact me."

Gloria Trevisan and Marco Gottardi

The young Italian couple have not been heard from since around 3.30am on Wednesday when Miss Trevisan called her mother, who lives in Italy, to say the building was on fire.

The lawyer for the family of Miss Trevisan said she heard a recording of the call and concluded there was "no hope" of finding them alive.

During the call Miss Trevisan said "goodbye" and thanked her mother "for what you have done for me", the lawyer added.

Miss Trevisan and Mr Gottardi had only recently moved in and lived on the 23rd floor.

Mr Gottardi’s cousin wrote on Facebook that he was praying for the pair, saying: "I don’t have no news from them since last night and their mobile phones are off."

Omar Belkaldi and Farah Hamdan

Two sisters from the Belkaldi family have been found in hospital, but their parents Omar Belkaldi and Farah Hamdan are still unaccounted for.

Osama Itani, a member of the community, told Sky News on Thursday morning that the two girls had been accounted for, but said volunteers were "still looking for their parents and a small baby in their family as well".

Zainab Dean and her son Jeremiah

Ms Dean lived on the 14th floor of the block with her two-year-old son Jeremiah.

She called her brother Francis Dean in the early hours of the morning, but he has not heard from her since.

Her brother said she had been instructed by firefighters to stay inside her flat.

Hamid Kani

The 61-year-old Iranian lived on the 15th floor.

Anthony Disson

Mr Disson, 66 and known as Tony, was last in contact with his family at 3am when he was still inside the building.

His wife Cordelia and three sons have been searching hospitals but have been unable to find him.

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Mohamednur ‘Mo’ Tuccu

The 44-year-old security guard had finished work around 10pm, before heading to Grenfell Tower to break the Ramadan fast with his wife Amalahmedin and three-year-old daughter Mayah.

They lived on the 19th floor. A neighbour said she knocked on the family’s door to alert them of the danger as she left the building.

Mr Tuccu texted his cousin at around 9pm, but family have heard nothing further from him.

His manager, Red Consultancy chief executive Mike Morgan, told Sky News: "Mo is a part of the family. He will have been with us for 10 years next month and is due to be awarded with his decade milestone. We all just want to hear that he is okay."

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Hesham Rahman

The 57-year-old lived on the 20th floor of the block of flats.

His family last had contact with him at around 3am when he told them he could smell smoke.

Mr Rahman is diabetic and would struggled to walk down the stairs.

Mariem Elgwahry

The 27-year-old lived in a flat on the 19th floor of the tower.

A former work colleague has tweeted her picture and asked anyone who has seen Ms Elgwahry to get in touch.

Three of Ms Elgwahry’s family members were also believed to live in the same apartment – it is not known whether they were in the flat at the time the fire broke out.

Mohamed ‘Saber’ Neda

Mr Neda’s wife and son escaped to safety after the fire broke out and are now in hospital. A friend said they are "severely injured" and "desperate to find out where he is".

They said: "He was on the top floor of the building trying to help (people) and went missing since."

The last contact with Mr Neda, who is 57, was at 3am, when he phoned his nephew and told him he was stuck in the kitchen of his flat on the top floor.

Ali Yawar Jafari

The 82-year-old has been confirmed missing by his family. He lived on the 11th floor.

Mr Jafari’s son told the Daily Telegraph that Mr Jafari was with his wife and daughter in the lift when it stopped on the 10th floor.

He told the paper: "There was too much smoke and he couldn’t breathe and he got out of the lift and then the doors shut and it didn’t stop again till the ground floor."

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Jessica Urbano

The 12-year-old is the niece of a friend of film director Noel Clarke, who tweeted a picture of the teenager, appealing for anyone who knows where she is to get in contact.

One of her friends told the Press Association that Jessica lived on the 20th floor and "last spoke to her mum when she borrowed a phone and told her she was on the stairs with other people".

She also said there had been unconfirmed sightings of her outside of the flats and being put into an ambulance, but they have been unable to find her at hospital, and have had no further news.

Khadija Saye and Mary Mendy

Ms Saye, 24, was in her flat on the 20th floor, with her mother, Ms Mendy, who is thought to be in her 50s.

Her friend Nicola Green said: "We’re desperately trying to communicate with all the hospitals.

"We’re told some people have been rescued up to the 19th and 20th floor. She was on the 20th floor. Nobody has any information at this point."

Ms Green said Ms Saye, an artist, was last heard from at 3am when she was direct messaging from her flat, as her phone was not working.

"She was on Facebook saying she was unable to get out of the flat, that the smoke was so thick," Ms Green said.

"She was saying she just can’t get out and ‘Please pray for me… there’s a fire in my council block… I can’t leave the flat… please pray for me and my mum.’"

Dennis Murphy

Mr Murphy, who lived on the 14th floor, is understood to have called his nephew while trapped in his flat.

Nothing has been heard from him since.

Raymond ‘Moses’ Bernard

A family friend has confirmed to the Press Association that Mr Bernard, known to friends as Moses, is missing after the fire.

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