Malaysia intensifies search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole

Malaysia intensifies search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole
Police stand guard on a closed roadside after another deep sinkhole appeared a week after a woman fell into a sinkhole when a sidewalk caved in in Kuala Lumpur (Vincent Thian/AP)

The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital has entered a seventh day, with the operation hampered by strong undercurrent flows and worries about soil instability after a second sinkhole emerged nearby.

Vijaya Lakshmi Gali, 48, was walking along a road in the Dang Wangi area in Kuala Lumpur on August 23 when the pavement beneath her suddenly collapsed.

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