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Drilling wells behind spate of dangerous sinkholes: experts

Land subsidence due to groundwater exploitation in Hanoi, as well as many other localities, has become a concern for the management of water resources.

Sink holes plague Bac Kan Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sink holes have been appearing over the past month in the Cho Don District of the northern mountain province of Bac Kan, generating anxiety among local residents.

Turkey: Town sees nine sinkholes in three months

 A town in central Turkey has seen nine sinkholes appear in just three months, it's reported.

Limestone mine creates sinkholes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Limestone mining is responsible for sinkholes that are destroying rice fields in Phong Xuan Commune, a senior official in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue said on Tuesday.