Moment woman vanishes without trace after falling into 26ft sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur
This is the shocking moment a woman disappears without a trace after falling into an 8-metre-deep sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur.
Vijaya Lakshmi has been missing for five days after she was swallowed by a sinkhole when the street beneath her collapsed in Malaysia’s capital.
Terrifying footage shows the moment the 48-year-old woman walks down the sidewalk and suddenly disappears.
An initial search by Malaysian rescue teams found Ms Lakshmi’s shoes, but there were no other traces of her. Telegraph report.
CCTV footage shows how others sitting on a nearby bench narrowly avoided falling on the woman.
Terrifying footage shows Vijaya Lakshmi walking on the sidewalk as usual
Suddenly the ground opens up, causing her to fall in while others narrowly avoid a similar fate
She has been missing for five days now after being swallowed by the sinkhole
A view of a sinkhole that formed in the same area where an Indian woman fell into an eight-meter deep sinkhole
Rescue teams say there are no other traces of the woman who fell through the opening
Malaysian Fire and Rescue Service officers inspect the scene where a woman fell into an eight-metre deep sinkhole
Datuk G Parameswaran, chairman of the Malaysian Water and Wastewater Quality Safety Association, told The Straits Times: “Sewage is also very rough and the flow has a minimum velocity of one metre per second.
‘Theoretically, she could have covered a distance of 86.4 km in 24 hours.’
Ms Lakshmi and her family are believed to have been in Malaysia for about two months and were due to fly home on Sunday.
Authorities have now arranged for a care worker to be sent to the woman’s family members, including her husband and son.
The shopping area, known for its goldsmiths and jewelers, is about a 10-minute drive from the city’s Petronas Towers.
A search and rescue operation is still underway in the Malaysian capital
An initial search by Malaysian rescue teams found Ms Lakshmi’s shoes
Rescue efforts continue into the night as fire rescue teams inspect the sinkhole
Crowds gather as wait continues for missing woman in Malaysia
The shopping area is known for its goldsmiths and jewelers and attracts many tourists