Watch: Idai Survivors brought by boat to Mozambique port

Hundreds of people were seen arriving on rescue boats at Beira port, a week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe. Red Cross has appealed 10 million Swiss francs to help 75,000 of the worst-affected people.

Beira port: The Red Cross said it is sending emergency sanitation and water facilities to the hard-hit Mozambique port of Beira and is appealing for 10 million Swiss francs (dollars) to help 75,000 of the worst-affected people.

Hundreds of people were seen arriving on rescue boats at Beira port on Thursday, a week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe.

Experts will arrive in Beira in the coming days, and sanitation facilities for up to 20,000 people and equipment to produce clean water for 15,000 people will arrive in the port city early next week, according to the Mozambique for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

The IFRC and Mozambique Red Cross are also trying to address the massive needs for shelter.

Red Cross volunteers have already distributed emergency shelter kits - comprising tarpaulins and basic tools - to about 1,500 families and an additional consignment for 3,000 families is scheduled to arrive Friday, LeSueur said.