 The sinkhole pictured on 15 September 2024 | |
  Kuala Lumpur sinkhole  Kuala Lumpur sinkhole | |
| Date | 23 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 8:22 a.m.[1] (MST) |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Also known as | Jalan Masjid India sinkhole |
| Type | Sinkhole |
| Cause | Geographical factors |
| Outcome | Disappearance of Vijayalakshmi Gali[2] |
| Missing | 1 |
The 2024 Kuala Lumpur sinkhole, also known as the Jalan Masjid India sinkhole, is an 8-metre (26 ft) deep sinkhole that formed in Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 23 August 2024, possibly caused by sewage pipe ruptures and other geographical faults.[3][4] Its collapse has caused one victim to disappear for more than a week.[5][6]
The search and rescue team have identified the victim through CCTV footage to be a woman of Indian descent named Vijayalakshmi Gali. As of 29 August 2024, her discovery has not been concluded, and she still remains missing.[7][8] However, the government of Malaysia has declared Vijayalakshmi Gali legally dead on 1 September 2024.[9][10]
- ^ "CCTV Footage Shows Exact Moment Woman Falls into Sinkhole at Masjid India". wakeup.sg.
- ^ "Search for missing woman to continue". www.thestar.com.my.
- ^ Singh, Namita (27 August 2024). "Search continues for missing woman who vanished into 8-metre sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur". The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Bedi, Rashvinjeet Singh (26 August 2024). "Malaysia searching manholes, sewage plant again for sinkhole victim as mayor declares Kuala Lumpur 'safe'". CNA. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Sinkhole: SAR Operation Enters Seventh Day Today". BERNAMA. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Indian tourist in Malaysia remains missing a week after falling in sinkhole". The Indian Express. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Mahalingam, Santhakumar (27 August 2024). "KL sinkhole: SAR team employed various methods in search, including bottle test, says IGP". The Star. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Woman from India disappears down a sinkhole in Malaysia's capital". AP News. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Jain, Vrinda (27 August 2024). "Indian woman, 48, disappears into 26 feet-deep sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur, rescue ops on. Shocking video". Hindustan Times.
- ^ SUPRAMANIAM, Raevathi (25 September 2024). "Geologists dismiss claims Kuala Lumpur built atop 'giant cave' after tourist sinkhole death". Hindustan Times.