Mr Ramadan said inaction could run the Mosul lake completely dry. That would leave the 1.7 million residents of the nearby city of Mosul without power and crops unirrigated. “The future is dangerous if the Iraqi government does not initiate negotiations and start serious talks with Turkey on water,” Mr Ramadan said. Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al Sudani was scheduled to visit Turkey on Tuesday for talks on water share in hopes of alleviating the immediate issues and coming to a better long-term agreement on the rivers’ waters.