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Iraq: Officials Warn Mosul Dam Faces Risk of “Catastrophic” Collapse

HeadlineMar 02, 2016

In Iraq, U.S. officials are warning the country’s largest dam is facing an “unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure.” The U.S. Embassy warns that if the Mosul dam collapses, hundreds of thousands of people would be at risk of drowning, and more than 1 million people would be displaced. Meanwhile, a spate of deadly suicide bombings by ISIL in Iraq have killed more than 130 people over the last few days.

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