KUALA LUMPUR: The visas for the family of the 48-year-old sinkhole victim Vijayalaksmi have been extended for a month, says the office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's special officer Arvend Applasamy confirmed this when met at the scene at Masjid India on Monday (Aug 26).
“The extension is effective today. The government is also ensuring that the family is being taken care of, and a counselor will be there to help them at all times," he said.
“It is my understanding that they have accepted fate and they told me that they do not expect anything and would want to see her face," said Arvend.
Vijayalaksmi - a tourist from India - fell into the eight-metre-deep sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India after the ground gave way when she was walking to a nearby temple at 8.22am last Friday.
