Sinkhole: India High Commission Provides Ongoing Support To Family

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur is closely coordinating with relevant agencies as the search and rescue (SAR) efforts for an Indian woman who fell into a sinkhole enter its sixth day.

The high commission is also maintaining communication with the woman’s family to offer continued support.

“The search continues to locate Indian citizen (Ms Vijaya Lakshmi Gali) who fell into a sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur on Friday 23 Aug,” the high commission said in a post on the X platform Wednesday. 

According to the high commission, the SAR teams are methodically deducing newer probable paths and likely locations of the missing Indian national.

“Local authorities, apart from police, Fire and Rescue Department, Indah Water Consortium, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), are now supported by the Civil Defence Forces and specialised scientific teams with sophisticated equipment involved in the search,” it said.

According to the post, after flushing through portions of drain system, search is being augmented with specialised techniques including high pressure water jets to remove obstacles, remote cameras and ground penetrating radars to map inaccessible areas.

On Aug 23, Vijaya Lakshmi, 48, from Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India, went missing after falling into an eight-metre-deep hole, caused by a sudden ground collapse. The search and rescue operation to locate her is now in its sixth day.

The victim, who was in Malaysia with her family on vacation, was passing through the area on her way to a nearby temple when the incident occurred.

-- BERNAMA