The return of concerns about the Mosul Dam
The return of concerns about the Mosul Dam
October 27, 2016 | 10:33
Network Iraqi position
Re-engineering and military reports of ongoing concerns about the Mosul dam maintenance work, which is still in its early stages, after the launch of the Baghdad military operation against al-Daesh in Mosul.
Only one month and it did not pass on the start of the business carried out by the company, “Trevi” (Trevi) Italian, is expected to take more than 18 months, at a cost higher than the $ 200 million, to strengthen the foundations of the dam and save him from the danger of collapse, according to technical reports of engineering.
Although the Iraqi army control of the Peshmerga forces in the region, and confirm the Italian company to continue in business, which is secured by 500 Italian soldier, any infiltration of elements Daesh, as happened in Kirkuk, last Friday, or the arrival of the battles shells to the facility, may cause a business interruption or It is the worst collapse of the dam collapsing already.
This has been classified Engineering Corps in the US Army in 2006, Mosul Dam Balokhtr in the world in terms of the possibility of its collapse, and after the launch of the Baghdad military operation against al-Daesh in Mosul, US authorities warned via the Foreign Policy magazine that a collapse of the dam will flood Mosul and Baghdad, and will go the lives of hundreds of thousands.
The magazine was based on a study of the University “to the Crown” technological Swedish, he warned them that 4 hours after the imminent collapse of the dam, capable of making the connector is facing a wave of water a height of more than 24 meters, while will wave the city of Tikrit, up more than 15 meters. Wave of Baghdad as will, 4 meters high, after less than 48 hours after the collapse of the dam, which will prevail flooding nearly 210 square kilometers around the capital.
The Iraqi government has developed pumps mixes concrete, working to fill in the blanks the bottom of the dam to enhance their steadfastness, so over six days a week, which is a solution is not effective, as well as the inability to continue to work every day because of the battles where Iraqi forces creeps toward Mosul from South axes The North and East, in order to restore them from the grip of Daesh, who controlled since June 10, 2014.
al-mawqif.com
