Mosul, Governor of Nineveh, Abdul Qadir al-Dakhil, confirmed that the situation in the Mosul Dam is safe and that there are no dangers threatening it at the present time. He said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that he "visited the dam project and met with its engineering and technical staff and learned about the continuation of the grouting work to secure the dam walls," indicating that the current situation is reassuring and there are no risks as was rumored on social media sites during the last days after Mosul was exposed to rain and torrential rains and the floods' Source: National Iraqi News Agency