An RAF plane has arrived in Vanuatu with vital supplies after the country was devastated by a tropical cyclone in the South Pacific.
Cyclone Pam ripped through the archipelago of islands last weekend, with winds of up to 155 mph and heavy rainfall destroying 90% of the buildings in the capital of Port Vila.
At least 70,000 children are said to be out of school following the devastation of Cyclone Pam, according to new figures.
According to UNICEF, schools across Vanuatu have been damaged by the category 5 storm or are being used as evacuation centres - meaning thousands of young people are missing out on education.
A spokesperson said: “We are particularly concerned about their health, nutrition, safety, schooling and recovery.
“The winds were incredibly strong, ripping off roofs, destroying homes and damaging hospitals and schools. Countless homes have been torn apart and communities have been left in ruins.”
An RAF plane carrying aid for people displaced after Cyclone Pam has arrived in Vanuatu after government pledges £2 million to help victims
Residents of an island that was directly in the path of Cyclone Pam are having to drink rainwater as they wait for aid supplies to arrive.
Aid agency Save the Children has said that up to 75,000 children in cyclone devastated Vanuatu could be in desperate need of food.