We see news reports of sinkholes opening in various places all over the world. What I never hear about is what’s done afterward. I assume smaller ones, like this one in [Taiwan](https://supercarblondie.com/sinkhole-swallows-tesla-model-y-taiwan/) could be repaired without too much hassle. What about the larger sinkholes in [Turkey](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11262701/16-giant-sinkholes-open-one-Turkish-region-months.html)?
Is there a way to make land like that usable again? Or do people just sort of put up a sign and hope no one falls in?
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My experience is different. I grew up in a very rural area where as kids we went into the woods and there were three old sink holes, each one deeper than the next one. The first one was dirt and trees, the second a bit deeper but the third was very deep and the sides well formed.
Many years later we went back and found another one that had a small waterfall in it. Across the street there are quite a few cracks jokingly described as the cracks of the earth. Just across the street again is another sinkhold that for many years people would throw their garbage into when my mom was little back in the 40’s. There are lots of sinkholes still forming there due to the water under the ground. Growing up my mom used to sit in the upper level and look out over a place called mystery valley. The water would flood and dissapear just as fast with no explanation. When the water was high it was colorful from all of the different minerals in the ground. Studying all these things from the past could surely help to answer some modern questions about sinkholes.
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