KUWAIT CITY: An Indian worker was killed in a strike carried out by Iran on a power and water desalination facility in Kuwait early on Monday, the Kuwaiti government announced. This has now pushed the number of Indian nationals killed in the ongoing West Asia conflict to at least eight.
In a post on X, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water confirmed that the attack also caused damage to a service building at the facility and strongly condemned it as a “sinful Iranian aggression” against the Gulf nation.
“This attack resulted in the death of an employee (of Indian nationality) and caused severe material damage to the building, ” the Ministry said in Arabic (roughly translated to English).
Officials added that emergency and technical response teams were immediately deployed to the site to manage the situation, contain the damage, and ensure that operations at the facility continued without major disruption.
The Ministry further emphasised that the “safety and stability of the electricity and water infrastructure constitute a top priority, ” noting that technical teams are actively working to anticipate any further risks and ensure uninterrupted delivery of essential services.