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US strikes leave 10,000 Iranians without water as Kuwait desalination plant burns (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Iranian officials say overnight US strikes destroyed a desalination facility supplying drinking water to about 10,000 people.

Hamzeh Pour, chief executive of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company, said US strikes hit desalination pumps and electrical infrastructure in Bunji village, in Jask, cutting off water supplies to 20 villages.

"The supply of drinking water to 20 villages with a population of approximately 10,000 people has been completely disrupted," Pour was quoted by Iran's Tasnim News Agency as saying.

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[-] Corvidae@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Is this true? I just read another news item that reported Iran had targeted Kuwait's desalination plant. It is said the first casualty of war is truth.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Are we sure this is the same facility? Your article does not contain many details.

Edit: I believe they are different.

[-] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Seems the plant is not in Kuwait, but in Iran. Kuwait confirmed the attack and is a u.s. ally. OP is a bot perhaps

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

OP is definitely not a bot. Why do you say the plant was in Iran?

From my reading it seems there may be two plants, one in Kuwait and one in Iran, both damaged. The headline is confusing but I believe that's what they're saying.

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