This Muslim country is disappearing into the earth! 700 deep pits have been formed on the ground, even scientists are surprised

Pakistan’s close friend Türkiye is currently facing a natural disaster which has given sleepless nights to the common people as well as the scientists. In many areas of Türkiye, the ground is suddenly sinking and hundreds of huge sinkholes have been formed. The situation is such that fields, roads and settlements are all in danger.

What are these mysterious pits, which are called ‘Obrooks’?

central part of Türkiye Konya Plain Local people call these huge pits formed in “Obruk” They say.
According to the report till December 2025,

• so far in Türkiye about 700 obruk have been registered
• of these 534 pits only Karapinar area are in

The width of these pits in many places bigger than a football ground Is.

Türkiye’s grain reserves are now a field of fear

Konya region of Türkiye “Grain Bowl” It is believed.

• of the country 36% wheat
• And 35% Sugar Beet
  It comes from here.

Now farmers are living under the shadow of fear. in several fields simultaneously two-two obruk have been built and many farmers have had to leave their land.

Why is the ground sinking suddenly?

According to scientists, there are three big reasons behind this:

• Prolonged Drought
• rapidly falling groundwater level
• Indiscriminate withdrawal of water from thousands of borewells

Konya area karst zone Comes in, where there is limestone under the ground. As soon as the water level decreases, this stone becomes weak and the soil above it suddenly settles.

NASA’s warning increases concern

According to a NASA report,

• Reservoirs here in the year 2021 Lowest level in last 15 years were on

Severe lack of rainfall and illegal borewells made the situation worse.
This problem started gradually after 2000, but now it catastrophic disaster Has taken the form of.

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Situation will be more scary in 2025

in August 2025 Suduragi village in Kerman province In

• 15 meter wide and 5 meter deep pit became

Next month in Karapinar

• 40 meter deep ‘Inuoba Obrook’ appeared

Now scientists of these areas risk mapping Are being done, so that settlements and roads can be saved.