Oil Spill in the Arava Valley, southern Israel

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Streak of crude oil flowing eastward in the Ein Evrona Nature Reserve in the southern Arava Valley, north of Eilat, Israel. Caused by infrastructure works done on the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline-land conduit for crude oil from Eilat on the Red Sea to Ashkelon on the Mediterranean-the leak from the pipe released millions of liters of viscous black fluid into the fragile reserve, creating a polluted area 8 km long, endangering local flora and fauna especially acacia trees, many species of reptiles, local deer population, wolves and others.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: En Evrona Nature Reserve, Arava Valley, southern Israel
Photo credit: © Gabriel Rif / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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