Search for sinkhole victim resumes on Sunday

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The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a female Indian national who fell into a sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur enters its third day on Sunday (Aug 25) following its suspension on Saturday (Aug 24) night due to a lack of new leads.   Read more at https://shorturl.at/lsCnA  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The search and rescue operation for a female Indian national, 48-year-old Vijaya Lechumi,

00:07who fell into a sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur, enters its third day on Sunday,

00:13following its suspension on Saturday night due to a lack of new leads.

00:17Operations are expected to begin soon.

00:21Dong Wangi, District Police Chief ACP Sulizmi Effendi Sulaiman,

00:26said the rescue teams had conducted searches in six sewer manholes around the area

00:31and at the Inda Water Consortium sewage plant in Pantai Dalam.

00:35He said there are currently no plans to expand the search area beyond the six manholes,

00:40as the site where the victim fell was confined to these locations.

00:44Six sewer manholes have been opened in stages since Sunday morning to expand the SAR operation area.

00:51The victim, a tourist from India, fell into the eight-metre-deep sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India

00:57after the ground gave way when she was walking to a nearby temple on Friday morning.

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