There were fears for a pair of missing British sisters, who had not been heard from since Hurricane Irma hit the island they were staying on.

Delighted aunt Ruth Bolton today said on her fundraising page that Afiya Frank, 27, - who is seven months pregnant - and her sister Asha Frank, 29, were both all right after becoming lost in Barbuda.

She previously called on Richard Branson to help find her family, adding "The silence is unbearable."

The courageous sisters had gone to help with the massive voluntary evacuation effort on the wrecked island as thousands were left homeless as almost every building was demolished.

She said on her GoFundMe page: "Today we have been getting a little news from Barbuda.