KL sinkhole: We will not stop until she is found, says SAR op commander

KUALA LUMPUR: "We will keep searching for the victim until we find her", says Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman. ACP Sulizmie Affendy said this on Monday (Aug 26) when asked about the next course of action the authorities intend to take if the 48-year-old Indian national who was swallowed by a sinkhole on...

KL sinkhole: Search at Pantai Dalam IWK continues

KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue (SAR) team for the Indian woman who fell into an eight-metre sinkhole in Jalan Masjid India, resumed today at the sewage plant in Pantai Dalam even though the previous search was fruitless. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in a statement on Monday (Aug 26) said that the ongoing inspection was...

Sinkhole incident: Six manholes opened in stages during expanded SAR op, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue (SAR) operation has been expanded to include six manholes near the sinkhole location where 48-year-old Vijayaletchumy from South India fell. Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman said the manholes are located at Wisma Yakin, Jalan Melayu, junction to Jalan Melayu, Dataran Merdeka and Bank Pertanian near Lebuh Pasar...

Firemen recover 12-year-old’s body, sister still missing

KOTA KINABALU: The body of one of two sisters reported missing in the fast-flowing Pegalan river in Sabah's Keningau district was recovered by search and rescue workers early Tuesday (Oct 3). The body of 12-year-old Azila Jabar was found at 11.36am by firemen and villagers about 1.7km away from where she and her nine-year-old sister Azlina...