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Story summary
- U.S. military strikes damaged two concrete water tanks near Kuhestak, Iran, cutting off water for about 30,000 residents.
- The tanks held 2.5 million liters and served Kuhestak and ten nearby villages.
- Emergency crews dispatched mobile tankers and restored service within 12 hours as temperatures rose to 96 degrees.
- Virginia Tech expert Manoochehr Shirzaei warned that losing water infrastructure threatens health and resilience of communities already facing chronic scarcity and climate warming.
