*UPDATE* October 22

Sisters Elesha Joseph, 16, and Olivia Joseph, 15, who went missing from their home in Worthing last week, have been found safe and well.

Sussex Police would like to thanks the media and the public for the help.

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SUSSEX Police are appealing for help in tracing two teenage sisters who have gone missing from their foster home in Goring-by-Sea, Worthing.

Siblings Elesha Joseph, 16, and Olivia Joseph, 15, were last seen when they had supper at about 6pm on Wednesday , October 15.

When the bedroom they shared was checked later that evening, the girls had gone.

Police believe there is a possibility they are in Penarth and are appealing for help in finding them.

Both are British Jamaicans whose father died in 2003 and their mother in July this year. They had been living in the Caribbean but returned to the United Kingdom and entered foster care some three weeks ago.

Both are black and have cornrow plaited hair. Elesha, 5'2", is thought to be wearing a grey coat and blue jeans. She wears glasses. Olivia, 5' 3", is thought to be wearing a burgundy red coat, an ankle-length skirt and back shoes.

Neither girl is thought to have had money or mobile phones with them when they left, however there is a possibility that both girls are in the Penarth area of Cardiff.

Detective Inspector Rob Walker, of Worthing CID, said: "Clearly we are keen to find both girls as soon as possible. They have relatives elsewhere in the UK and it may be that they have set off to try to join them.

"We are making extensive enquiries in an effort to trace Elesha and Olivia, but would urge anyone who may have seen them or who knows of their whereabouts to contact police without delay.

"They may do so by contacting South Wales Police on 101, quoting serial number 551 of 18th or emailing Sussex Police on 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk."