Over 2,600 sinkholes in Turkey's Konya Plain are threatening agriculture and residential areas, driven by drought and excessive water use.
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00:00There has been a proliferation of sinkholes in the southern Konya region known as the
00:06breadbasket of Turkey.
00:08They pose a threat to agricultural activities and are now getting closer to population areas.
00:13The latest count shows their number has now exceeded 2,600.
00:19Most happen as a result of drought and uncontrolled use of underground water.
00:23The director of the Sinkhole Application Research Center said that the phenomenon will always
00:28exist but human activities are causing their number to rise.