PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Southern Africa: Storms (3 April 2019)

The UK is currently the largest donor to the Cyclone Idai response, providing £22 million of UK aid, £4 million of which is to match the UK public’s generous contributions to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal. This is being used to deliver life-saving relief: tents and thousands of shelter kits are being distributed to those who have lost everything. UK aid is supporting the World Food Programme to feed 400,000 people in Mozambique, and cash transfers for food purchases in Malawi. In Zimbabwe, we are providing essential health, hygiene and child protection support. We continue to monitor the situation very closely, and the UK stands ready to provide further support if needed.