Concerns are growing in Haiti over an increase in cases of cholera following widespread flooding unleashed by Hurricane Matthew.
Haiti is beginning three
days of national mourning for the hundreds of victims of Hurricane
Matthew, amid a developing humanitarian crisis.
Almost 900 people died when the storm battered Haiti
and with outbreaks of cholera in the aftermath, at least 13 others have
lost their lives.
Around 60 more have contracted the disease, the head of the Haitian health ministry's cholera programme said.
Christian Aid told Sky News the situation was "critical" - and was likely to remain that way for 18 months.
Prospery Raymond from the charity said: "The south part of Haiti is really affected by Hurricane Matthew.
"The population are really in need of water, shelter, materials. Compared to the earthquake this emergency is very, very critical."
Britain is giving £5m to help the initial relief effort.
International Development Secretary Priti Patel said: "We are now beginning to see the full scale of the devastation wrought by the worst storm to hit this region in almost a decade.
"The absolute priority right now is to reach those who are injured and provide them with water, sanitation, shelter and protection."
Meanwhile in the US, six people have died in Georgia and North Carolina after Matthew tore across the southern US states.
Four deaths had previously been reported in Florida.
North Carolina's Governor Pat McCrory said: "This is a very, very serious and deadly storm."
In Fayetteville, the National Weather Service said 8.5 inches of rain had fallen in around 12 hours.
Heavy rainfall last week had already caused the ground to become saturated.
Two people were killed in Bulloch County, Georgia, by falling trees.
President Barack Obama has declared emergencies in North and South Carolina, Florida and Georgia and ordered that federal aid be provided.
He has also spoken to the four states' governors.
The eye of the storm had remained offshore until it made landfall near the town of McClellanville in South Carolina.
It also hit Myrtle Beach in South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina.
There was flooding in the historic town of Savannah, Georgia, and in Charleston, South Carolina.
The storm's winds, though, had dropped to around 75mph, way below the 145mph recorded when it bore down on Haiti.
Around 60 more have contracted the disease, the head of the Haitian health ministry's cholera programme said.
Christian Aid told Sky News the situation was "critical" - and was likely to remain that way for 18 months.
Prospery Raymond from the charity said: "The south part of Haiti is really affected by Hurricane Matthew.
"The population are really in need of water, shelter, materials. Compared to the earthquake this emergency is very, very critical."
Britain is giving £5m to help the initial relief effort.
International Development Secretary Priti Patel said: "We are now beginning to see the full scale of the devastation wrought by the worst storm to hit this region in almost a decade.
"The absolute priority right now is to reach those who are injured and provide them with water, sanitation, shelter and protection."
Meanwhile in the US, six people have died in Georgia and North Carolina after Matthew tore across the southern US states.
Four deaths had previously been reported in Florida.
North Carolina's Governor Pat McCrory said: "This is a very, very serious and deadly storm."
In Fayetteville, the National Weather Service said 8.5 inches of rain had fallen in around 12 hours.
Heavy rainfall last week had already caused the ground to become saturated.
Two people were killed in Bulloch County, Georgia, by falling trees.
President Barack Obama has declared emergencies in North and South Carolina, Florida and Georgia and ordered that federal aid be provided.
He has also spoken to the four states' governors.
The eye of the storm had remained offshore until it made landfall near the town of McClellanville in South Carolina.
It also hit Myrtle Beach in South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina.
There was flooding in the historic town of Savannah, Georgia, and in Charleston, South Carolina.
The storm's winds, though, had dropped to around 75mph, way below the 145mph recorded when it bore down on Haiti.
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