Pakistan rushes to protect key power station as flood threat rises

Army working to protect electricity station that serves millions of residents in Sindh province, with more rain forecast this week

Authorities in Pakistan are scrambling to protect a vital power station supplying electricity to millions of people against a growing threat of flooding, officials said.

Floods from record monsoon rains and glacial melt in the mountainous north have affected 33 million people and killed almost 1,400, washing away homes, roads, railways, livestock and crops, in damage estimated at $30bn.