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        "id": 1795837,
        "msgid": "us-strike-cuts-off-water-supply-for-thousands-of-iranians-1781092724",
        "date": "2026-06-10 18:21:07",
        "title": "US Strike Cuts Off Water Supply for Thousands of Iranians",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A recent US air strike has severely damaged two reservoirs near the southern Iranian port city of Sirik, leaving 20,000 residents without access to safe drinking water amidst a severe heatwave. Local officials warn the situation is critical, with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius and no groundwater available to replace the lost supply. The strikes, which Washington described as 'self-defence', have further escalated tensions, prompting retaliatory missile and drone attacks from Tehran against US bases in the region.",
        "content": "<p>Thousands of Iranians in the southern port city of Sirik have lost\naccess to drinking water after the latest United States strike hit two\nreservoirs in the area. The US military this week launched air strikes\nagainst cities in southern Iran, such as Jask and Sirik, as well as\nQeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz waters. Washington described its\nstrikes as \u2018self-defence\u2019 in response to the shooting down of an Apache\nhelicopter, operated by the US military, by Iran in the Gulf waters.\nAuthorities in Tehran reported that the US strikes caused damage to two\nreservoirs supplying water to the Bemani and Kouhestak areas in Sirik\ncity. \u2018Unfortunately, with these strikes, 20,000 residents in the region\nhave lost access to safe drinking water, and with temperatures between\n45 and 50 degrees Celsius, the conditions have become extremely\ndifficult and critical for local residents,\u2019 said officials from the\nlocal water company, as broadcast by Iranian state television. \u2018The\ndamage to these reservoirs has created a major problem for the water\nsupply network in the region,\u2019 the officials stated, emphasising that\nthe area lacks groundwater to replace the damaged reservoir supply.\nAbdolhamid Hamzehpour, a senior official of the water company in\nHormozgan Province, where Sirik is located, said that efforts are\nunderway to find alternatives for the villages affected by the incident.\nIran condemned the US strike as one launched \u2018under false pretexts\u2019.\nTehran retaliated with a wave of missile and drone attacks against US\nmilitary bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-strike-cuts-off-water-supply-for-thousands-of-iranians-1781092724",
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