Up to 20 tonnes of UK aid is set to be delivered to help those caught up in the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in south-east Africa.
It is estimated that across Mozambique 1.8million people have been affected by the cyclone - which also ravaged parts of Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Aid due to be delivered by an RAF aircraft is expected to include solar lanterns, water purifiers and shelter kits, the Ministry of Defence said.
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The A400M Atlas plane will provide relief for around 37,500 people in need of urgent shelter, including solar lanterns, water purifiers and shelter kits
People walk on the flooded street of Buzi, central Mozambique, after the devastation cyclone which the country's President fears may have killed as many as 1,000 people - amid fears that diseases could push the death toll even higher
People use makeshift boats to navigate the flooded areas after the passage of the cyclone Idai in Matarara, Sussudenga district, in Mozambique
The A400M Atlas aircraft will help provide relief for the 37,500 people in need of urgent shelter when it departs for Mozambique early this week, amid reports that at least 17,400 homes have been destroyed by the cyclone and subsequent flooding.
Unicef's executive director Henrietta Fore has said it is a 'race against time to help and protect children'.
She tweeted: 'We're assisting those sheltering in schools, setting up emergency medical tents, helping reunite separated families, and looking after orphaned children. Things will get worse before it gets better.'
People from the town of Buzi unload at Beira Port, Mozambique, after being rescued from the flood waters. Thousands of people are still stranded after after Cyclone Idai hit the country last week
An aerial view shows Beira, central Mozambique, on Wednesday, after the passage of cyclone Idai
A woman from the Inhamudima area of Berea washing her family's clothes as flood waters recede after cyclone Idai made landfall in Sofala Province, central Mozambique
People from the isolated district of Buzi take shelter in the Samora M. Machel secondary school used as an evacuation center in Beira
An aerial photo shows a damaged factory following the cyclone in Mozambique that has affected an estimated 1.8million people
People collect metal sheets from a damaged supermarket to re-build their destroyed houses following the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in Beira
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said: 'Our partners across the globe can count on our Armed Forces to lend a helping hand in times of need, which is why are sending an RAF aircraft to assist with the aid relief.'
The UK is also sending forklift trucks and other equipment to help quickly unload aid from planes and cut the time it takes to get relief items to those in need, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announced on Friday.
That flight, which is scheduled to leave from Doncaster-Sheffield airport for Maputo in Mozambique on Sunday, is in addition to a flight containing more than 7,500 shelter kits and 100 family tents which arrived in the country last week.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said on Friday the UK will send forklift trucks with the plane to help quickly unload the relief items
Ms Mordaunt said: 'The UK Government was one of the first to respond to this crisis and is currently the biggest global donor to the response.
'It is doing all it can to provide life-saving help to the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless or without food by this devastating cyclone.'
The UK's total support for the survivors of Cyclone Idai now stands at £22 million, including £4 million of aid-match money for the Disaster Emergency Committee's appeal.
Eight million pounds was raised in the first 24 hours of the DEC's appeal, including personal donations from the Queen and Prince of Wales.
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Main photo article Up to 20 tonnes of UK aid is set to be delivered to help those caught up in the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in south-east Africa.
It is estimated that across Mozambique 1.8million people have been affected by the cyclone – which also ravaged parts of Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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