Thousands of Iranians left without water in searing heat after US hits reservoirsSome 20,000 residents lost access to safe drinking water after the strikes damaged two reservoirs in Sirik1-MIN READ1-MIN2ListenPublished: 5:14pm, 10 Jun 2026Thousands 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 said on Wednesday.The United States carried out strikes on the southern cities of Jask and Sirik and on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, after what Washington said 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.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Thousands of Iranians left without water in searing heat after US hits reservoirs
Thousands of Iranians in Sirik have lost access to drinking water following US strikes on two reservoirs in the area. The strikes, which occurred on Wednesday, targeted the southern cities of Jask and Sirik, and Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-10 · 09:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Thousands of Iranians in Sirik have lost access to drinking water following US strikes on two reservoirs in the area. The strikes, which occurred on Wednesday, targeted the southern cities of Jask and Sirik, and Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States stated these actions were in response to Iran's downing of a US Army Apache helicopter over Gulf waters. The damaged reservoirs supply the Bemani and Kouhestak areas of Sirik, leaving approximately 20,000 residents without safe drinking water amidst high temperatures.
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The strikes were a response to Iran's downing of a US Army Apache helicopter.
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The United States carried out strikes on Jask, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.
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Two reservoirs supplying Bemani and Kouhestak areas of Sirik town were damaged.
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Thousands of Iranians lost access to safe drinking water after US strikes damaged two reservoirs in Sirik.
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