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The Mosul Dam is at risk of collapse.
The world and local authorities are concerned about it.
It could endanger the lives of millions of Iraqis.
The Mosul governor has visited the dam three times in the past month.
THE GOVERNOR
Our priority is to warn the two million people who live in Nineveh.
The dam is 45 miles north of Mosul and was built in 1981-85.
Manager of the dam disagrees that anything is wrong with the dam.
DIRECTOR OF THE DAM
The same thing happened to the dam in 2007, but it was not exaggerated like this time. . Everything is alright.
The Iraqi Government has a contract with an Italian company to renovate the dam.
The dam was seized by ISIS militants in 2014 but retaken shortly afterwards by Peshmerga.
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