In anticipation of the collapse of the Mosul Dam .. Abadi government calls for the evacuation

In anticipation of the collapse of the Mosul Dam .. Abadi government calls for the evacuation of the housing adjacent to the Tigris River

28-02-2016 06:00 PM

In anticipation of the collapse of the Mosul Dam - Abadi government calls for the evacuationThe government called on Sunday, residents of areas adjacent to the course of the Tigris River in the provinces of Nineveh, Salahuddin (north), to move higher for the regions, in order to avoid the risk of the collapse of the Mosul Dam, who has been to the cracks. The government said, in a guide issued by the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, today, that he ‘can for the people of Mosul avoid flooding if it occurs by moving at least 6 km from the river bed, and avoid its tributaries, and to stay away for a distance of not less than 5 km for the people of Tikrit.’ the government called on residents of the territories between Tikrit and Samarra to stay away for a distance of 6.5 km from the riverbed, while the east of the river residents urged to stay away beyond that distance because of the low level land, to avoid what has caused flooding irrigation channels. ” according to government evidence, the ‘basic infrastructure in these areas will be affected significantly, hampering basic services, including electrical services, and agricultural land will be affected largely. ” for his part, Abboud al – Issawi , a member of the Agriculture and water Committee in the Iraqi parliament , said that the Committee had discussed over the past few days the problem of plug connector with stakeholders in the government, adding that the warnings package issued by the government ‘task to avoid any negative consequences. ‘ Issawi said’ there are discrepancies in the reports issued by the Iraqi side, and issued by the American side, but in general , the dam is suffering from a big problem concerning the foundations, and the work is going to strengthen the foundations over the past years. ” He continued , saying, ‘current fears the collapse of the dam escalated with the imminent launch of liberalization city of Mosul process, fearing enables terrorists from carrying out a bombing targeting the dam. ‘ al – Issawi said that’ there are more than 11 billion cubic meters of water in the Mosul dam, which pose a significant strain on the foundations of the dam, and the area which was established by the dam gypsum does not assume any vibrations may result from an act of terrorism. ”

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