Manchester locals have offered their homes as places of refuge for concert-goers, many of them children, stranded in the city after an explosion at a concert which has killed 19 people so far.
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Hundreds of Ariana Grande fans were stranded after Tuesday's tragedy, with authorities shutting down services including train lines and cordoning off the Manchester Arena car park.
Displaced teenagers have been offered refuge in local hotels, with reports of up to 60 people sheltering in the Manchester West Holiday Inn foyer while waiting to make contact with their families.
In response to the deadly explosion, hundreds of Manchester locals have offered their homes as safe places to stay with the hashtag #RoomForManchester.
The hashtag is now trending on Twitter as hundreds of offers of assistance flood in.
Locals have also offered to pay for people's taxi fares and provide them with meals and phone chargers in the aftermath of what UK Prime Minister Theresa May has described as an "appalling terrorist attack" as it stretches into the early hours of Tuesday morning, local time.
We have a #roomformanchester (Chorlton) & can house a family if needed. Tweet me here. We'll pay your cab to Chorlton if you've no cash etc.??? Toby Hadoke (@TobyHadoke) May 22, 2017
Taxis in Manchester are offering FREE rides home for anyone stuck in the Manchester Arena area. Let your friends/family know.??? azy (@azymanzur) May 22, 2017
There are reports of local cab drivers turning off their meters to ferry stranded Ariana Grande fans.
Holiday Inn staff have also taken to Twitter to offer free rooms at the hotel, which is serving as a base for many unaccompanied youths.
Many people have shared the hotel's phone numbers in an attempt to reunite worried parents with their children.
Parents are using social media to help find their children, sharing photos of them and appealing for public help.
The #RoomForManchester hashtag is similar to one that trended after the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015. Parisians used the hashtag #porteouverte to signal they needed a safe place to go, or could provide it to people on the street.
People on social media have praised offers of help as an example of humanity in the wake of the tragedy.
Anyone needing a place to stay we have rooms at the Holiday Inn Manchester West. Contact to hotel on 0161 7430080 #roomformanchester??? Danny McMenemy (@Dan_McMenemy) May 22, 2017
If anyone needs anything, I live 15 mins from the arena. A drink, charge your phone even warmth. Please message me!! #RoomForManchester??? Ella (@ellxmae_) May 22, 2017
#roomformanchester. Anyone needing help or a place to stay tonight we are 10 minutes walk from the Manchester arena. Spare room and 2 sofas??? Sophie T (@SophieTee2) May 23, 2017
I live 5 mins from the Manchester Arena. I have sofa bed, food/drink and phone chargers if anyone needs any help #roomformanchester??? Nick Q (@QHNick) May 23, 2017
Sofas, brews and lifts available, near Trinity Way #roomformanchester??? steeve hobbs (@steevedh) May 22, 2017
My friend is missing in the concert haven't heard of him please contact me #Manchester #RoomForManchester worried and sick now pic.twitter.com/PJ1OojYWh2??? G (@Genz38) May 23, 2017
Everyone please RT My little sister is missing from the concert #Roomformanchester #Manchesterarena #manchesterattack #manchester pic.twitter.com/uFTpt4xLbt??? CG (@Gravess_) May 23, 2017
