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A Derby businessman is asking for help to get aid from the East Midlands to victims of the earthquake in Pakistan.
Zuffar Haq of the charity International Hospital Relief is worried the supplies will not arrive in the area before severe cold weather strikes.
He wants to send the aid to Pakistan by air but said the cost of the cargo flights was "prohibitive".
Nearly 2.5m people have lost their homes since the earthquake struck five weeks ago.
'Absolutely desperate
"They are absolutely desperate - the situation is that people's lives are at risk at this moment and in two or three weeks there is no way any aid will get through.
"It needs to be there now."
He appealed for a donor to come forward and offer free cargo flights to the area.
"We need as much air cargo space as possible.
"Once the cold weather closes in with the winter conditions people will die."
He said aid agencies were stepping up efforts in Pakistan as the weather worsened, but supplies were needed immediately.
The charity has collected hospital beds and other equipment to send to Islamabad to treat victims of the earthquake disaster.
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