KL sinkhole: SAR halted on Jln Masjid India, continues at Pantai Dalam IWK sewage plant, says Fire Dept DG


PETALING JAYA: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the missing Indian national has been halted at the sinkhole site on Jalan Masjid India but will continue at the Pantai Dalam IWK sewage plant, says the Fire and Rescue Department.

Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohamad said the decision was made after findings revealed that it was too risky to continue SAR activities using scuba diving methods.

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