The largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 20m (65ft) wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people
October 30, 2007 4:26 pm Iraq
Iraqi dam ‘at risk of collapse’, BBC, October 30, 2007
The largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 20m (65ft) wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people, the US has warned.
In May, the US told Iraqi authorities to make Mosul Dam a national priority, as a catastrophic failure would result in a “significant loss of life”.
However, a $27m (£13m) US-funded reconstruction project to help shore up the dam has made little or no progress.