KL sinkhole: SAR continues on fifth day

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The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Indian national Vijayalaksmi, 48, who fell into an eight-meter-deep sinkhole in Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur entered its fifth day on Tuesday (Aug 27).

A SAR personnel was seen with a ground penetrating radar (GPR) detector, which was used to locate victims buried under the rubble at the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali in December 2022.

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00:00The search and rescue operation for Indian national 48-year-old Vijaya Lakshmi, who fell
00:07into an eight-metre deep sinkhole in Jalan Masjid, India, last Friday, has entered its
00:12fifth day.
00:14An officer was seen pushing a ground-penetrating radar GPR detector, which uses electromagnetic
00:20radiation to locate buried pipes and cables underground, as well as cavities in the ground.
00:26It was used to locate victims buried under the rubble at the father's organic farm campsite
00:32in Batang Kali in December 2022.
00:36On Monday, Operations Commander Dungwangi District Police Chief ACP Sulizmi Effendi
00:42Suleiman said the search effort will continue until the victim is found.
00:47The search and rescue operation is also ongoing at other parts of the seven-kilometre-long
00:52sewer line and the Indah Water Sewer Plant in Pantai Dalam.
00:56A task force comprising the Mineral and Geoscience Department and Public Works Department has
01:02also been formed to study the soil and geological conditions in the area, to ensure public safety
01:08is not compromised.

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