Dubai: An Indian national has been killed in Kuwait in Iranian strikes on a power and water desalination plant, taking the total number of Indian fatalities from the ongoing conflict in West Asia to eight since it began a month back.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said a service building at the facility was damaged in Sunday’s attack, Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency reported.
The Indian embassy in Kuwait confirmed the death of the Indian national.
The embassy of India in Kuwait expresses its deepest condolences at the tragic demise of an Indian national due to an attack on a desalination facility in Kuwait, the mission said in a social media post.
The Embassy is closely coordinating with the Kuwaiti authorities to render all possible support and assistance, it said.
Kuwaiti officials described the strikes on the power and water desalination plant as brutal. However, they did not identify the plant.
Fatima Jawhar Hayat, a spokesperson at the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, said the strike resulted in the death of a worker of Indian nationality.
Technical and emergency response teams were immediately deployed to the site to contain the situation and manage the aftermath in line with the ministry’s laid-down protocol, she added.
Hayat said specialised teams are working to secure the facility while coordinating closely with security authorities and other relevant agencies.
The ministry said that operational efficiency across the electricity and water network in the country remains intact.
Last week, an Indian national was among two killed in the UAE when debris of missiles intercepted by the country’s air defence system fell on a street.