Reuters: U.S. warns Mosul dam collapse would be catastrophic
The United States and Iraq on Wednesday hosted a meeting of senior diplomats and U.N. officials to discuss the possible collapse of the Mosul hydro-electric dam, which U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said would create a catastrophe of "epic proportions."
Mosul dam has sustained structural flaws since its construction in the 1980s. If it collapsed, a wall of water would flood the heavily populated Tigris River valley.
Wednesday's meeting at the United Nations included Power and her Iraqi counterpart, Mohamed Ali Alhakim, experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officials from the U.N. Development Program and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and other senior diplomats.
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More News On Growing Fears That The Mosul Dam Will Collapse
Mosul Dam at risk of 'catastrophic failure' -- CNN
Fears grow about Mosul Dam catastrophe -- AP
Ambassador Samantha Power: Collapse of Mosul Dam Would Be 'Catastrophic' -- NBC
Mosul dam is at risk of collapsing and 'causing a catastrophe of epic proportions' which would kill up to 1.5 MILLION people warns US ambassador -- Daily Mail
US warns 'catastrophic' collapse of Iraq's Mosul dam would put 1.5m people at risk -- Straits Times/AFP
U.S. Urges UN To Help Prevent 'Epic Catastrophe' At Iraq's Mosul Dam -- RFE
UN meets to discuss potential Mosul dam collapse -- Al Bawaba
Faulty Mosul Dam Could Collapse, Would Be ‘Catastrophic’ -- IBTimes
Will a Faulty Dam Leave Mosul in Deep Water? -- Wilson Fache, Al-Monitor
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