KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue operation (SAR) team looking for the Indian tourist who was swallowed up by a sinkhole along Jalan Masjid India here on Friday (Aug 23) have employed various methods, including testing by releasing a bottle from a manhole near the sinkhole on Tuesday (Aug 27). Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Search and Rescue (SAR) operation for the Indian tourist who was swallowed up by a sinkhole along Jalan Masjid India here on Friday (Aug 23) has been temporarily suspended at 7.30pm on Tuesday (Aug 27) due to heavy rain, including at the site of the incident. In a statement, the Kuala Lumpur City...
KUALA LUMPUR: The recent sinkhole incident that swallowed Indian national Vijayalaksmi has increased the concerns of residents here, especially those living in areas prone to developing sinkholes. On Aug 23, Vijayalaksmi fell into a sinkhole that appeared beneath her feet while she was walking with her family near the Malayan Mansion in Jalan Masjid India. As authorities...
KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Indian national Vijayalaksmi, 48, who fell into an eight-meter-deep sinkhole in Jalan Masjid India, here, entered its fifth day on Tuesday (Aug 27). A Bernama survey at the site found authorities had gathered as early as 8am and were seen holding discussions and assigning tasks to carry...
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...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: The search for sinkhole victim 48-year-old Vijayalaksmi on Saturday (Aug 24) posed high risks for the Fire and Rescue Department's scuba unit. Rescuers face challenges such as strong currents and tight spaces while inspecting manholes to search for the victim. Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Rozihan Anwar Mamat said six scuba divers...
PETALING JAYA: The search and rescue operation for a 48-year-old woman who fell and disappeared into a sinkhole in Jalan Masjid India resumes today. So far, authorities have recovered a pair of slippers believed to belong to the Indian national. During the incident on Friday morning, the woman, who is visiting Malaysia, had been walking along the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Saturday Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman night market in Kuala Lumpur is closed today (Aug 24) for a search and rescue operation, says Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). DBKL stated that the market would be closed to make way for the rescue mission for a woman who fell into a sinkhole at Jalan Masjid...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), the project owner of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), has been working round-the-clock to address soil subsidence that led to the closure of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway (KLK) on Tuesday (July 25) evening. The appearance of a sinkhole at KM66.1 of the KLK on Tuesday had affected...
