Engineers: Mosul Dam Could Kill 1.5 Million in Iraq If It Collapses

The collapse of the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq could kill more than 1.5 million people in a flood, according to a former high ranking engineer in the Iraqi government, NBC News reports.
Engineers: Mosul Dam Could Kill 1.5 Million in Iraq If It Collapses
The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River on March 3, 2016. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
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The collapse of the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq could kill more than 1.5 million people in a flood, according to a former high ranking engineer in the Iraqi government, NBC News reports. 

At least a few hundred thousand people will be killed immediately.
— Nasrat Adamo, former chief engineer, Iraq's Irrigation Ministry
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