People visit sinkholes on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi beach, Israel on Aug. 6, 2023. Statistics showed that the Dead Sea had been shrinking at an alarming pace, its water level dropping by 1.2 meters each year. As the water receded, a barren landscape of salt rock and numerous sinkholes appeared. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2023 shows sinkholes on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi beach, Israel. Statistics showed that the Dead Sea had been shrinking at an alarming pace, its water level dropping by 1.2 meters each year. As the water receded, a barren landscape of salt rock and numerous sinkholes appeared. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2023 shows sinkholes on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi beach, Israel. Statistics showed that the Dead Sea had been shrinking at an alarming pace, its water level dropping by 1.2 meters each year. As the water receded, a barren landscape of salt rock and numerous sinkholes appeared. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2023 shows sinkholes on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi beach, Israel. Statistics showed that the Dead Sea had been shrinking at an alarming pace, its water level dropping by 1.2 meters each year. As the water receded, a barren landscape of salt rock and numerous sinkholes appeared. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2023 shows sinkholes on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi beach, Israel. Statistics showed that the Dead Sea had been shrinking at an alarming pace, its water level dropping by 1.2 meters each year. As the water receded, a barren landscape of salt rock and numerous sinkholes appeared. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
