Germany announced on Wednesday to provide Rs 11 million assistance for flood victims in North West Frontier Province (NWFP). "The German Federal Foreign Office (FFO) is making available Rs 11 million to help flood victims in northwest Pakistan,' said a statement by the German embassy. The embassy said following heavy rainfall, more than 200,000 people in the region bordering Afghanistan had been affected during the last weeks. It said at least 50 people were still missing. Germany is funding emergency projects to quickly help affected communities in NWFP and Khyber Agency, where people urgently need tents, blankets, basic medical care, drinking water and basic foodstuffs. Germany also provided emergency aid worth 350,000 euros for flood victims last summer. It also had been providing humanitarian aid to Pakistan for Afghan refugees and in 2008 alone, the (FFO) made available 440,000 euros. It has provided a total of 1.4 million Euros assistance during the last five years. The NWFP is also focal region for German development cooperation with Pakistan, where 90 million euros are being spent on projects focusing on the energy, health and education and earthquake reconstruction. USAID assistance for displaced people: The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $50,000 emergency assistance to families displaced by the recent conflict in Bajaur and Mohmand agencies. "This funding will be used for immediate relief assistance, including gas stoves, pots, utensils, plastic sheeting and poles, to the most vulnerable people, including women and girls, fleeing the region,' said a statement by US embassy here. "We are working alongside the Pakistani and provincial governments to get emergency aid to those in need and this assistance from the American people will provide essential items that will help these vulnerable people displaced by the fighting survive until it is safe for them to return to their homes,' US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson said in the statement. She said USAID was continuing to monitor the situation and will provide additional assistance if necessary. staff report