NEW `` Our priority is to first evacuate them to safe areas and then provide them with medical treatment , '' he added . : Up to 1,500 people killed in floods said Information Minister Mian Ifthikar Hussain . Pakistani Red Crescent says 2.5 million people in northwestern Pakistan affected . Officials fear an outbreak of gastro conditions due to lack of drinking water . Score: 6
NEW : Up to 1,500 people killed in floods said Information Minister Mian Ifthikar Hussain . Pakistani Red Crescent says 2.5 million people in northwestern Pakistan affected . Officials fear an outbreak of gastro conditions due to lack of drinking water . Score: 6