Residents say since 2018 they have been speaking up over the contamination and the delayed response did not just increase the frustration but has also brought more harm.
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Death of the Flamingos
The intense dry spell changed the Lake Tuz, protected by UNESCO - which translates to Salt Lake - into a dried, cracked wasteland, with accumulated salt that hasn t been evaporated and the lifeless birds being the major proof a large water body was only there not too long ago.
Environmentalists revealed the drought was caused by climate change and local irrigation methods, mentioning a report by the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion that found the demand for water remarkably exceeding supply.
Bekir Pakdemirli, the Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry revealed to Reuters that around 1,000 birds were believed to have passed on, but disagreed that agricultural practices were the issue.