Special tech to search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole in Malaysia
A 48-year-old Indian tourist from Andhra Pradesh disappeared after falling into a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur on August 23. It’s been five days and she is untraceable. The Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday said that authorities were continuing their search with specialised techniques for Vijaya Lakshmi Gali.
The sinkhole was created after a section of a pavement caved in.
“The search continues to locate Indian citizen (Ms Vijaya Lakshmi Gali) who fell into a sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur on Friday 23 Aug. The SAR teams are methodically deducing newer probable paths and likely locations of the missing Indian national,” stated the Indian High Commission in Malaysia on X.
The woman fell into the 8-metre-deep (26-foot-deep) sinkhole in the Dang Wangi area of the Malaysian capital, where local police chief Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman said witnesses saw the paved walkway suddenly collapse under her while she was walking.
After flushing parts of the drain system, the search is being intensified with “specialised techniques”.
“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,” the Indian High Commission in Malaysia stated in a post on X.
“@hcikl is in close contact with the relevant agencies engaged in the search efforts as the search has entered its fifth day. @hcikl officers are also in touch with the family members to extend continued support,” the post added.
