Indian Worker Killed in Iranian Strike on Kuwait Facility as Regional Death Toll Rises
KUWAIT CITY — An Indian national was killed early Monday in an الإيراني strike on a power and water desalination facility in Kuwait, authorities said, raising the number of Indian fatalities in the ongoing West Asia conflict to at least eight.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water confirmed the death in a post on X, stating that the attack also caused significant damage to a service building at the facility. The ministry condemned the incident as a “sinful Iranian aggression” against the country.
“This attack resulted in the death of an employee (of Indian nationality) and caused severe material damage to the building,” the ministry said in a statement translated from Arabic.
Emergency and technical teams were deployed immediately to the site to contain the damage and ensure that operations at the facility continued without major disruption, officials said.
The ministry emphasized that safeguarding electricity and water infrastructure remains a top priority, adding that teams are working to mitigate further risks and maintain uninterrupted delivery of essential services.
The latest fatality follows another recent incident in the United Arab Emirates, where an Indian national was killed last week after being struck by debris from a ballistic missile intercepted over Abu Dhabi.
At the time, the Indian Embassy said it was “closely working with the UAE authorities to provide all possible support and assistance” to those affected.
Following a government review meeting last week, officials said seven Indian nationals had been killed in the conflict, with one person reported missing. Monday’s incident brings the confirmed death toll higher.
The conflict, now in its fifth week, began after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, triggering a wider regional escalation.
Since then, Iranian forces have carried out retaliatory drone and missile attacks targeting Israel and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military installations, causing casualties and damage to critical infrastructure across the region. (Source: IANS)
