For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com or<br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br /><br />The Dead Sea is famous for its healing remedies and unique minerals. But in recent years a new phenomena has appeared - gigantic sinkholes are appearing along the sea's west coast. Our Israeli team spoke with a researcher who fell into one of those holes.<br /><br />The Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth.<br /><br />It attracts tourists from all over the world, who enjoy its healing waters.<br /><br />Industries also utilize its minerals. But in recent years, deep holes began forming along its west coast.<br /><br />In Israeli terminology, they are named “Sinkholes,” and they can swallow up roads, vehicles and even humans.<br /><br />We went out to examine this phenomenon, and met a geologist who fell into a sinkhole while he was examining it.<br /><br />]Eli Raz, Geologist, Ein-Gedi]:<br />"I was informed that new sinkholes were spotted somewhere. I went to document it and discovered a small sinkhole… while documenting it, it grew larger and drew me in."<br /><br />So what does it feel like to be swallowed by the earth?<br /><br />]Eli Raz, Geologist, Ein-Gedi]:<br />"I fell into a massive landslide, which kept me on one side, but the other side was burying me. The first thing I recall was striving to get out. It was pitch dark and I couldn’t see anything. I felt as though there was a heavy rock on my head. It was a struggle which lasted for hours, trying to dig my way out; and at one point I managed to climb out of the fall, and from that moment onwards, the anxiety began."<br /><br />Raz sat in the depth of the hole for 14 long hours. He was unable to move, and unable to climb upwards.<br /><br />]Eli Raz, Geologist, Ein-Gedi]:<br />"The biggest problem was that I was afraid to move much, because everything was very fragile, and each movement could have aroused a new landslide".<br /><br />Then, Raz found a solution for his anxieties – he began writing...
