The European Union says it is releasing another $9 million to help the victims of devastating floods in Pakistan.

The funds will add to the nearly $135 million the EU has already donated. The additional assistance will be used to bring water and shelter, food and medical care to those affected by the monsoon floods.

The United Nations has launched a $357 million appeal to help people cope with the floods, which were triggered by monsoon rains. At least 300 people have been killed and more than 5 million have been affected by the disaster in the last two months.

Pakistan is still recovering from last year's devastating floods that killed more than 1,700 people and affected nearly 20 million others. Aid agencies say tens of thousands of families left homeless by last year's disaster are still without proper housing.

In announcing the additional aid Monday, European Commission official Kristalina Georgieva called the situation catastrophic for those still recovering from last year's floods.

Twenty-two out of 23 districts in Sindh province and some parts of neighboring Baluchistan province have been flooded since August.

The United Nations says nearly one million homes have been destroyed and 72 percent of crops have been lost in the disaster.