US Strike Knocks Out Water Plant, Leaves 10,000 Without Drinking Water in Southern Iran

TEHRAN, July 18: A US strike on a water desalination plant in the southeastern coastal village of Bunji in Iran’s Hormozgan province has disrupted drinking water supplies to about 10,000 residents, Iranian officials said on Saturday.

According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, the attack severely damaged the desalination facility, cutting off potable water to 20 villages in the area.

The chief executive of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company said the strike had “completely disrupted” the supply of drinking water, leaving thousands of residents facing an acute water shortage.

“These villages are facing a water shortage crisis,” the official was quoted as saying.

Authorities did not immediately provide details on casualties or the extent of the physical damage to the facility, but emergency efforts are reportedly underway to restore water services to the affected communities.

Meanwhile, Abdolhamid Hamzehpour, head of Hormozgan’s Water and Wastewater Company, said the plant’s raw water intake station and electrical transformer were destroyed in the attack, causing a major interruption to water services. An attack on the Bonji desalination plant in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province has disrupted drinking water supplies to 20 villages west of Jask, Iranian officials said Saturday.