Local activities appear to be continuing as normal in the small town of Fordo in Iran's Qom Province, the location of the Fordow nuclear facility which was bombarded by U.S. airstrikes in the early hours of Sunday.
Footage sent in to the China Global Television Network (CGTN) from a reporter on the ground in Iran showed traffic and businesses carrying on in the town on Sunday despite the heightened tensions amid the escalating conflict with Israel and claims of heavy damage from the U.S. strikes which hit hours before.
The locally-shot video showed daily life proceeding normally in Fordo, with no visible signs of public panic or evacuations, nor any mass concern about radiation leaks among local residents.
Late on Saturday evening U.S. time, U.S. President Donald Trump announced via social media that American forces had "successfully struck" three of Iran's key nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The move, reportedly carried out in coordination with Israeli forces, marked a dramatic escalation in long-standing tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
The aftermath of the U.S. military attack on Iranian nuclear sites has sparked international controversy, and though Iranian officials have disputed the extent of the damage, serious concern has been raised by global nuclear experts.
Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Manan Raisi, who represents Qom City, located near the facility and also capital of Qom province, stated on Sunday that contrary to Trump's claims that the site had been "obliterated", the Fordow nuclear facility was not significantly damaged, and most of what was affected was only on the surface, which can be restored, according to the Tasnim News Agency.
Footage shows situation in Iran’s Qom Province after US airstrikes
Footage shows situation in Iran’s Qom Province after US airstrikes
