Central Turkey threatened by growing sinkholes

Giant sinkholes, large enough to swallow a house, are plaguing farmers in central Turkey. The past two years have brought a crippling drought, and farmers are using wells to tap even deeper into groundwater reserves. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports from Konya, Turkey.

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