Iraq's largest dam at 'higher risk' of failure: US

Iraq's largest dam at 'higher risk' of failure: US Baghdad (AFP) Feb 9, 2016 - Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, the country's largest, is at now at a "higher risk" of failure that could devastate areas to its south, according to a US assessment released by the Iraqi parliament. The dam was built on an unstable foundation that continuously erodes, and a lapse in maintenance after the Islamic State jihadist group briefly seized it in 2014 weakened the already flawed structure ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Iraqs_largest_dam_at_higher_risk_of_failure_US_999.html