The family of a man reported missing in the Malaysian jungle has called for the search for him to be intensified.
London charity volunteer Gareth Huntley disappeared on Tuesday after embarking on a waterfall trek in Tioman Island.
Mr Huntley's brother Mark told the BBC his family was concerned a full search by experts had not yet taken place.
The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of a missing Briton and was "liaising closely with the local authorities".
Mark Huntley told BBC 5 live's Stephen Nolan programme his family had been unable to get enough information about what was being done to find his brother.
He said that although they had been informed a search was being carried out, a fellow volunteer had later told them officials were still "waiting for the specialist search and rescue team to arrive".
"So, it seems... it's only been the locals and the people who know my brother who have been searching."
Mr Huntley said he wanted British authorities to "put more pressure on the Malaysian police force and search and rescue to do more to intensify the search".
'Concerned and anxious'He said his 34-year-old brother's disappearance was out of character and he would normally be good at keeping in touch.
"For him to not turn up and still be missing at this point - he is not like that, he would have made contact by now," he added.
Mr Huntley's mother, Janet Southwell, and his father are due to fly out to Malaysia.
"At this stage I feel it is essential that the search be intensified as time is running out for Gareth, so I would really appreciate the support of the Malaysian authorities and the UK government with this," said Ms Southwell.
Mr Huntley had been working at the Jura Turtle Project. Fellow volunteer Charles Fisher said a group had gone to search for him after he did not return from the "huge wilderness".
He said the group had checked various routes to the waterfall, 6km away, while a further search the next day had also proved fruitless.
A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware that a British national has been reported missing in Malaysia since 27 May.
"We are providing consular assistance to the family and are liaising closely with the local authorities."
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