Cause of Mystery Spill At Mosul Lake

By John Lee.

A report from Bellingcat claims to have identified the source of a mysterious black sludge in Mosul Dam Lake.

Analysis of open source satellite images suggest a combination of oil waste water, caused by either oil dumping or flooding of polluted rivers by the winter rains.

Click here to read the full report.

(Source: Bellingcat)

2 Responses to Cause of Mystery Spill At Mosul Lake

  1. Nawras Nidhal 20th March 2019 at 09:05 #

    Hello,
    Just a minor correction: The name is "Mosul Dam Lake"
    Thank you

  2. Editor 20th March 2019 at 09:09 #

    Thank you Nawras, that has been corrected now. - Editor