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The United States (US) strikes have cut off drinking water to thousands of people in the southern Iranian port town of Sirik, according to Iranian state media on Wednesday.
The US carried out the strikes on the southern cities of Jask and Sirik and on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington said it was Iran’s downing of a US Army Apache helicopter over Gulf waters.
The strikes damaged two reservoirs supplying the Bemani and Kouhestak areas of Sirik town.
“Unfortunately, following this attack, 20,000 residents of the region have lost access to safe drinking water, and with temperatures ranging between 45 and 50 degrees Celsius, conditions have become extremely difficult and critical for local inhabitants.
“The destruction of these reservoirs has created a major problem for the region’s water supply network,” Iran’s state television quoted local water company officials, noting that the area had insufficient groundwater to replace the damaged reservoirs.
Efforts are being made to find alternative water sources for villages affected in the region, according to Abdolhamid Hamzehpour, a senior official from a water company in Hormozgan province in southern Iran.
Meanwhile, Tehran strongly condemned the attacks, saying they were carried out under a “false pretext.” In response, Iran launched missile and drone strikes targeting what it described as US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
