US Strike On Water Desalination Plant Left About 10,000 Without Water: Iranian Official
ISTANBUL, July 18 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- A US strike on a water desalination plant in Iran's southeastern coastal village of Bunji, in Hormozgan province, has left around 10,000 without water, a provincial official said on Saturday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
The attack “completely disrupted the supply of drinking water to 20 villages with a population of about 10,000 people," Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim quoted the CEO of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company as saying.
"These villages are facing a water shortage crisis," added the official.
Tensions have heightened in West Asia, where the US and Iran continue to exchange attacks in recent days.
The military escalation comes despite a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding signed in June to end the war and reach a lasting peace agreement.
-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU
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