Approximately 20,000 residents in the Sirik district along the Strait of Hormuz have lost access to drinking water after U.S. forces destroyed two key reservoirs – one of 500 cubic meters and another of 2,000 cubic meters – as well as two desalination plants, according to Iran’s Mizan news agency.

Local media described conditions as “difficult and critical” amid temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius.

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The attacks were part of a series of U.S. military strikes ordered by President Donald Trump, which the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said were completed on Tuesday in response to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter the previous day.

According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces used precision munitions launched from Air Force and Navy fighter jets to target Iranian air defense systems, ground control stations, and surveillance radars located near the strategic waterway.

Mizan specifically identified the affected areas as the Bimani sector and the city of Kuhstak, noting that the destroyed reservoirs played a key role in supplying potable water to the region. State television IRIB added that two desalination plants and the Sirik water reservoir were also hit.

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