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| Typhoon Haiyan: UK sending six aid planes | Typhoon Haiyan: UK sending six aid planes |
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| More than 1,400 tents and other supplies are to be flown to the Philippines on six UK aid flights this week to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan. | More than 1,400 tents and other supplies are to be flown to the Philippines on six UK aid flights this week to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan. |
| Four cities will also be given a total of £5m, taking the total amount of UK government aid to £55m. | Four cities will also be given a total of £5m, taking the total amount of UK government aid to £55m. |
| International Development Secretary Justine Greening said humanitarian efforts would not "stop here". | International Development Secretary Justine Greening said humanitarian efforts would not "stop here". |
| The number killed in the disaster has risen to more than 5,000 and with many still missing, say officials. | The number killed in the disaster has risen to more than 5,000 and with many still missing, say officials. |
| 'Better future' | 'Better future' |
| Ms Greening is currently touring the areas devastated by the typhoon. | Ms Greening is currently touring the areas devastated by the typhoon. |
| She said the humanitarian efforts of the UK's armed forces and the Department for International Development (DfID) were already making a difference. | She said the humanitarian efforts of the UK's armed forces and the Department for International Development (DfID) were already making a difference. |
| "I have visited some of the worst-hit areas and heard from survivors who have lost everything," she said. | "I have visited some of the worst-hit areas and heard from survivors who have lost everything," she said. |
| "I have seen how DFfD and our military are delivering UK aid supplies to the most desperate parts of the Philippines and how our help is getting these people back on their feet." | "I have seen how DFfD and our military are delivering UK aid supplies to the most desperate parts of the Philippines and how our help is getting these people back on their feet." |
| The six new aid flights arriving over the next six days will carry supplies including 22,000 plastic sheets, 23,000 tarpaulins, 3,000 cooking sets and 17,000 blankets. | The six new aid flights arriving over the next six days will carry supplies including 22,000 plastic sheets, 23,000 tarpaulins, 3,000 cooking sets and 17,000 blankets. |
| HMS Illustrious, a helicopter carrier, is delivering 500 tonnes of disaster relief aid to the area. She is due to arrive on Monday. | |
| Ms Greening said: "While we can be proud that UK kit and personnel are making a difference in the immediate term, we will not stop here. | Ms Greening said: "While we can be proud that UK kit and personnel are making a difference in the immediate term, we will not stop here. |
| "In the coming months the UK will be working hard to help build a better future for all the people of the Philippines, including girls and women who are often the ones who suffer disproportionately in the wake of crises like this." | "In the coming months the UK will be working hard to help build a better future for all the people of the Philippines, including girls and women who are often the ones who suffer disproportionately in the wake of crises like this." |
| Typhoon Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, is the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history, and was one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded. | Typhoon Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, is the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history, and was one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded. |
| Winds of up to 270km/h hit the central Philippines when it made landfall on 8 November, flattening parts of low-lying islands. | Winds of up to 270km/h hit the central Philippines when it made landfall on 8 November, flattening parts of low-lying islands. |