Key facts
- US strikes damaged two reservoirs in Sirik, Iran, impacting water supply for 20,000 residents.
- The strikes were a response to Iran's alleged downing of a US Army Apache helicopter.
- Temperatures in the affected region are between 45-50 degrees Celsius.
- Iranian officials condemned the strikes and initiated retaliatory attacks on US bases.
- Alternative water sources are being sought for the affected villages.
Thousands of Iranians in the southern port town of Sirik have lost access to drinking water after US strikes hit two reservoirs in the area, Iranian state media reported. The United States carried out strikes on the southern cities of Jask and Sirik and on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, following Iran's alleged 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," Iran's state television quoted local water company officials as saying.