8 year-old girl from Tarleton among missing after Manchester 'terror attack' at Manchester Arena

Saffie Rose Roussos was at the concert with her mother Lisa Roussos and Saffie's sister, Ashlee Bromwich, aged in her 20s, from Leyland, Lancashire, who are both now in separate hospitals being treated for injuries, friends said. But none have been able to trace the whereabouts of Saffie despite calling the police crisis phone number and local hotels and mustering points for the injured. They have posted an appeal on Facebook in a desperate bid to trace her. More on the incident in Manchester: Man arrested in connection with terror attacks at Manchester Arena Friends pay tribute to “beautiful girl” killed in Manchester Arena bombing 8 year-old girl from Tarleton among missing after Manchester 'terror attack' at Manchester Arena Bishop's condolences to Manchester terror victims Homeless man cradled dying woman in his arms Lancashire schoolgirls were minutes from Manchester horror bomb blast Wigan schoolgirl tells of Manchester bombing horror Region's football clubs shocked by Manchester Arena terror attack Andy Burnham: Manchester bombing an 'evil act' targeting children Preston mum tells of horror after witnessing 'terror attack' aftermath at Manchester Arena 'It shook my whole body' - Blackpool mum caught up in 'explosion' at Manchester Arena UPDATE: Children and young people confirmed among the dead after 'terrorist incident' in Manchester Northern rail service changes following suspected terrorist incident at Manchester Arena Kate Tinsley, whose daughter Jessica is best friends with Saffie at Tarleton Community Primary School near Preston in Lancashire, said: "I've tried to contact Saffie's mum and none of the message have gone through on the phone. "Jessica has gone to school today not knowing a thing. My daughter is best friends with her in school. Everybody is worried, the whole village. Everybody is in bits waiting for news, just some news that she's okay, she's alive." Another family friend posted an appeal to help the desperate search for the missing school girl. She said: "My friend Lisa and her daughters Ashlee and Saffie were at the concert last night. Saffie-Rose, 8 years old is still missing. "Her mum Lisa and sister Ash are in hospital with shrapnel injuries which are not life threatening but Saffie is still missing." Hundreds of people are desperately searching for loved ones in the aftermath of a terror attack at Manchester Arena which left 22 dead and at least 59 injured. Parents, relatives and friends are frantically trying to contact people still missing after the explosion, flooding social media with images as they try to track them down. Thousands of teenagers were inside the arena for a concert by Ariana Grande on Monday night, and Greater Manchester Police chief constable Ian Hopkins has confirmed children are among those killed. Facebook has activated its safety check feature so people can let loved ones know they are safe, and an emergency helpline, 0161 856 9400, has been set up for those searching for loved ones. Two hotels near the arena, the Holiday Inn and Premier Inn, both took in stranded children in the immediate aftermath and looked after them overnight. Among those searching for children was Charlotte Campbell, who has not heard from her 15-year-old daughter Olivia since the attack. Ms Campbell, who lives in Manchester, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I last had contact with her at half past eight last night. "She was at the concert, she'd just seen the support act and said she was having an amazing time and thanking me for letting her go. "She was with her friend Adam, Adam was found about half an hour ago, he's in hospital but Olivia has not been found yet." Ms Campbell said she had been at home "phoning everybody, hospitals, police, all these centres that the children have been put in". "Her dad is actually in Manchester looking for her. "I've got friends out looking for her, I've got people I don't even know out looking for her." Around 60 people caught up in the terror attack were reported to have been taken in by Holiday Inn hotels near the arena. Holiday Inn was unable to confirm the number of people it was helping but said it had supported them throughout the night by offering "immediate refuge". A spokeswoman said: "The hotel teams at Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre and Holiday Inn Express Manchester City Centre - Arena have both been working closely with the emergency services throughout the night, supporting members of the public who needed immediate refuge. "The hotels are fully operational and continue to offer support."