“84 hours later it hasnt dissipated? Horse hockey!”
That’s what I was thinking. It just doesn’t sound very likely.
I’m not at all familiar with the geography of the area. If the Tigris River ran through a canyon or even a valley, then I could see the surge of water causing that kind of destruction even that far downstream. But my impression was that the region was fairly flat; and if so, I would think the water would spread out as it moved downstream. Could still cause a lot of damage, but probably not a 20 foot wall of water that far away.
My question is, if they know that the dam is on the brink of collapse, are they draining the reservoir behind it?