The family of an Irish teenager, who went missing from a holiday resort in Pantai, Negri Sembilan over the weekend, said on Wednesday that they "must remain hopeful."

Nora Anne Quoirin’s aunt, Éadaoin Agnew, spoke on camera and gave thanks to the Malaysian emergency services for their help and that Nora's parents Meabh and Sebastian were too upset to publicly comment.

More than 200 searchers, dogs and two drones are searching for Nora Anne, who has a learning disability.