Dam in Tigris on the verge of breaking

october 30 2007

In Northern Irak a huge dam in the Tigris is at the point of breaking.
That means that a wall of water will hit the city of Mosul and kill at least half a million people.

The dam has been a problem ever since it was built in 1984.
The botton is not solid. There's a part that consists of a kind of chalk that is waterpermeable and also slowly disappears.
After a few month there was leakage.

Baghdad might also be in the dangerzone.





De Amerikanen noemen de Mosul-dam de gevaarlijkste ter wereld. Bij een breuk loopt ook de hoofdstad Bagdad gevaar.