A Royal Navy ship is heading to Tonga with vital supplies to help the humanitarian crisis on the islands following the volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Further UK-funded aid is also heading to the islands to help the relief effort on board HMAS Adelaide, of the Australian navy, include almost 100 tents.
The Royal Navy's offshore patrol vessel, HMS Spey, is sailing from Tahiti to Tonga carrying water and medical supplies and is expected to arrive in the next few days.
