Over 3,000 deadly holes around the Dead Sea

Researchers discovered more than 3,000 deadly pits around the Dead Sea, an alarming increase in water resources management.

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The number of death holes around the Dead Sea is increasing rapidly

Death holes from above.(Photo: Yuval Nadel / Flash90)

According to environmentalists, the number of death pits here is increasing at a rapid rate . Ten years ago, along the Dead Sea coast, about 1,000 holes were observed. At that time, many warnings about "shadow black environmental disasters" were launched. To date, this number has reached 3,000 sinkholes. Every day, many other death holes are formed.

"Nature is angry. These sinks are a direct result of unsuitable water resource management in the region, " Gidon Bromberg from EcoPeace Middle East said.

Although it is impossible to determine the time and location of pit formation, the researchers claim they are directly related to the drier state of the Dead Sea. The saline layer remains when the seawater evaporates and decays with fresh water below, creating hollow compartments that make the upper surface subsidence at any time.

" Death can be formed after only one night. This makes them unpredictable and very dangerous," Bromberg said. There have been no reports of deaths related to death craters. However, experts warned that this risk exists because each year the Dead Sea attracts tens of thousands of tourists to visit.

The Dead Sea has the highest salinity in the world and is a famous place in terms of both tourism and medical value on the border between the West Bank, Jordan and Israel.Dead sea faces the risk of disappearing in 2050 if people do not make timely countermeasures.

Due to the industrial use and the annual evaporation rate of about 1.5 m, the Dead Sea is decreasing by one third of the size . This loss of water cannot be offset by the water from the Jordan River which is gradually narrowed. Human intervention to divert a major branch of the Jordan River for economic activity and irrigation has worsened the dryness of the Dead Sea.