Washington recommends emptied Mosul dam to protect a million and a half million people

by **Rocky** Tue 01 Mar 2016, 3:27 am

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Washington recommends emptied Mosul dam to protect a million and a half million people

by Rocky Tue 01 Mar 2016, 3:27 am

[size=32]Washington recommends emptied Mosul dam to protect a million and a half million people[/size]

02:39:07 3.1.2016 | (Voice of Iraq) - Twilight Newsrecommended the US embassy in Baghdad emptied Mosul dam water in order to protect about a million and a half people from danger in the event ofexposure to thecollapse, according to a statement. Fears over the past months from thepossible collapse of the dam that would be a threat to the connector 's second city Iraq and areas along the Tigris river and drown parts of Baghdad. and built the dam on the basis of non -fixed under constant corrosion and resulting lack ofmaintenance after the control of theorganization of the Islamic state it briefly in 2014 to weaken thestructure flawed.he said astatement posted on the embassy site "does not we have specific information to indicate the time of the cracked " is available in thedam. " I would like to stress that the dump (water) is it 's the most effective way to save the lives ofhundreds ofIraqis ofthousands living in the most dangerous areas on the flood path in the event of a disruption. "according to the viewpoint of theembassy , it would not bepossible, in theevent of a disruption, save between 500,000 to 1.47 million people live along the Tigris River, if they are not moved from their places. the statement stressed the need to move away residents of thecities of Mosul and Tikrit ,between five to six kilometers from theriverbank to be safe. as for those who live in areas near Samarra, where they can control the flood wave through smaller dam and the possible arrival of water to a wider area, they will have tostay away about 16 km, according to the statement.in the same context, the emergency plan refers to theflooding of areas in Baghdad ,including theinternational airport. guessed the statement as well, sinking of the areas under the control of theorganization of the Islamic state or other disputed, what will fail government evictions. the will of thedisaster to thepower outage for all of Iraq and the sinking growers areas and floods for weeks in Baghdad, according to thestatement. it was announced Iraq early February togrant thecompany "Trevi" Italian contract for the repair and maintenance of the dam which isunder the protection of theKurdish Peshmerga currently forces. the Iraqi government is constantly seeking to reduce the risk of thecollapse of theMosul dam as the United States warns of catastrophe in the event of itscollapse. a statement by the prime minister on Sunday " Thegovernment has developed acontingency plan for national safety involving several government agencies, as well as international support, to cope with any possible accidents." [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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