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DFID will provide up to 6 million of UK aid to send humanitarian relief to people in Mozambique and Malawi affected by Cyclone Idai.The UK will provide up to 6 million of UK aid to support the victims of a devastating cyclone and torrential rains which may have left more than a thousand people dead in Mozambique International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announced 18 March.The UN estimate that 600000 people are affected in Mozambique and 900000 in Malawi.The UK will also send tents and thousands of shelter kits to Mozambique to help provide immediate shelter to those that have been forced to flee their homes.International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt saidI have made 6 million of UK aid available to help meet the immediate needs of people who have lost everything. We have deployed a UK team of DFID experts who are now on the ground in Mozambique helping to co-ordinate the UKs response to this disaster and we hope to have vital UK aid supplies in the region shortly. We stand ready to scale up our support if needed.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 the UK stands by their side.In addition to todays new support DFID already provides core funding to international aid organisations on the ground including UN agencies and the Red Cross movement which are providing emergency humanitarian relief as part of the international response in the region.The UK prepositioned vital relief items in Mozambique to support any response to a humanitarian emergency including9000 hygiene kits which include basic hygiene items such as soap toothbrushes and buckets to carry clean water7000 tool kits which include shovels saws and other items to help repair homes and clear debris and6000 family kits and 1000 latrine kits which include solar lamps water purifiers and toilet paperUK aid is also supporting the World Food Programme WFP to feed 130000 people for two weeks in Mozambique by distributing emergency food and food vouchers for people to use at local markets. In Malawi UK support will help the WFP provide cash transfers so that 140000 people can feed themselves until the end of March.DFID is also the biggest donor to the START Fund which has allocated 400000 to enable NGOs Trocaire and HelpAge International to meet immediate needs such as clean water and shelter in Malawi.DFID has staff based in Zimbabwe who are working with partners to understand what is needed to support humanitarian operations on the ground.