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Britain to provide humanitarian relief for cyclone victims – AIM report
10:26 CAT | 20 Mar 2019
UK's Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt gets the latest update on the UK’s emergency response to Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe from DFID's humanitarian team in London. Photo: Twitter / @DFID_Moz
The British government’s Department for International Development (DFID) on Monday announced that it is to provide six million pounds (about eight million US dollars) to support the victims of Cyclone Idai which hit central Mozambique on Thursday.
The United Nations estimates that 600,000 Mozambicans and 900,000 Malawians have been hit by the torrential rains and heavy winds.
In response, Britain is sending tents and shelter kits to Mozambique. The International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt stated that the aid will be made available “to help meet the immediate needs of people who have lost everything. We have deployed a British team of DFID experts who are now on the ground in Mozambique helping to co-ordinate Britain’s response to this disaster, and we hope to have vital British aid supplies in the region shortly. We stand ready to scale up our support if needed”.
7,550 UK aid shelter kits and 100 family tents en route to Mozambique today as part of UK response to #CycloneIdai. The kits will provide emergency shelter for up to 38,000 people.
DFID has also provided immediate funding to @WFP to provide food for two weeks to 120,000 people. pic.twitter.com/Y37civONsG
— DFID (@DFID_UK) March 19, 2019
Mordaunt added that “the images of loss and devastation following this deadly cyclone and extreme weather are shocking. The people of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe should know that they are firmly in our thoughts at this difficult time and that Britain stands by their side”.
In preparation for the cyclone season, Britain prepositioned relief equipment before Cyclone Idai stuck, including tents, buckets for clean water, and basic cooking items. Thus, DFID pre-positioned 9,000 hygiene kits, with basic hygiene items such as soap, toothbrushes and buckets for carrying clean water; 7,000 tool kits, with shovels, saws and other items to repair homes and clear debris; 6,000 family kits and 1,000 latrine kits, with solar lamps, water purifiers and toilet paper; 5,000 shelter kits, 10,000 tarpaulins, and 600 plastic rolls to provide emergency shelter; and 1,573 family tents and 15 community tents.
This material, valued at around two million dollars, is stored in the warehouses of the Mozambican government’s National Disasters Management Institute (INGC) and ready for distribution.
DFID has so far given 764,000 pounds to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food and food vouchers out of its annual budget for Mozambique. WFP is planning to provide assistance to 130,000 people for two weeks through emergency food aid and food vouchers for people to use at local markets.
NEWS: UK announces help for people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe affected by a deadly cyclone, heavy rains and severe flooding: https://t.co/VqSLoRDec9 @UKinMozambique @DFID_Moz @UKinMalawi @UKinZimbabwe pic.twitter.com/MmA90O2d2Z
— DFID (@DFID_UK) March 18, 2019
DFID’s @CateTurton spoke to @ITVNews today about how #UKaid is helping those affected by the cyclone and flooding in Mozambique.@DFID_Moz pic.twitter.com/HEfyQ6ggH3
— DFID (@DFID_UK) March 19, 2019
Source: AIM
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