IN PICTURES: Iraq issues warning of 'catastrophic' Mosul dam collapse
Published date: 25 March 2016 21:17 GMT
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Last update: 8 years 8 months ago
The US has warned that Mosul dam is at risk of collapse (MEE / Sebestian Castelier)
In case of a breach Mosul could be inundated by 21m of water within hours (MEE / Sebestian Castelier)
A soldier looks on at water flowing from the dam (MEE / Sebestian Castelier)
Peshmerga troops have recaptured the dam from IS (MEE / Sebestian Castelier)
Workers have been trying to repair the dam but lots of key work remains to be done (MEE / Sebestian Castelier)
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