Royal Engineers bring power to the people of key port town

POWER returned to the homes of Umm Qasr yesterday for the first time since the outbreak of war.

A load cheer rang through the streets of the tiny run-down town as electricity flowed through what passes for the mains in a small group of houses.

It was the second boost of the day for the 35,000-strong population as clean water also began pumping in to the town.