article: April Jones was playing with friends near her home in Machynlleth but was seen getting into a grey or light coloured van at 19:00 BST on Monday. Around 200 people helped in a search of streets, farmland and woodland through the night. April was last seen wearing a purple knee-length coat with a fur hood, white school polo top and black trousers. The Ysgol Gynradd Machynlleth pupil had been playing on her bicycle with friends near her home on the Bryn-y-Gog estate. Dyfed-Powys Police said all the witnesses to her suspected abduction were children. Det Supt Reg Bevan said getting information from the children would take time. "It's a delicate and difficult process interviewing young children who were the witnesses to this," he said. "That's continuing - it commenced last night and it will continue this morning and hopefully I will have more information for you later." A hotline number has been released for people to call with information - 0300 2000 333. Det Supt Bevan added: "We're liaising with our colleagues, neighbouring forces, [getting] specialist advice. By Cemlyn DaviesBBC Wales I've already heard shouts and cries of 'April' as the search resumed this morning. I'm standing near the spot where the five-year-old was last seen around half past seven on Monday evening. The community has really pulled together and that was clear last night. A few hundred people gathered at the town's leisure centre. I was there to watch them come together. They divided themselves into groups to go out into the town to keep searching for April. This morning, I've spoken to the local councillors who have said they will do everything possible to help April Jones's family at this very, very difficult time. They've described the family as a wonderful family who play their part in the community, and they'll do everything they can to help find April safe and sound. "We've got specially trained family liaison officers supporting April's family." He also praised the "tremendous response" from the community. Local people gathered at Machynlleth Leisure Centre on Monday evening to help look for the girl, as news of her disappearance spread on social network sites. Posters of April were also circulated and put up around the town. Police also set up road blocks to check vehicles, while the street where April disappeared has been cordoned off. Det Ch Supt Simon Powell of Dyfed-Powys Police said officers were "becoming increasingly concerned for her safety". He said the force had launched an "intensive search and criminal investigation" into the abduction. "April was last seen playing on a bicycle near her home address and was seen getting into what we believe was a light-coloured van which then drove off," he added. Insp Kevin Davies said the fire service and police dog teams had been mobilised, and vehicle check-points set up. "There is mention of a grey van, we're looking at that as one of the angles of inquiry," he said. "Nothing is being overlooked. It's an angle, it's an inquiry that we're pursuing along with other angles. "We're searching the area.
summary: Police are treating the disappearance of a five-year-old girl in Powys as a suspected abduction.