KL sinkhole: SAR operation suspended due to heavy rain


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 Hall (DBKL) reported that Tuesday’s SAR operation focused on searching the area around the last known location of the sewer, which is the sewage treatment plant in Pantai Dalam to locate the Indian woman, identified as Vijayalaksmi, 48, of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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