Search for Indian woman who fell into sinkhole in Malaysia ends due to 'extremely challenging' conditions

Search for Indian woman who fell into sinkhole in Malaysia ends due to 'extremely challenging' conditions

Search for Indian woman who fell into sinkhole in Malaysia ends due to 'extremely challenging' conditions

SINGAPORE: The search for an Indian woman in Malaysia abruptly ended on Saturday after the authorities found the search conditions to be "extremely challenging", nine days after she fell into a sinkhole.

G. Vijaya Lakshmi, 48, fell into the sinkhole in the Malaysian capital on August 23 that formed on Jalan Masjid and has remained missing since.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the decision was reached after a detailed evaluation of expert and technical advice on the operation that was now in its ninth day, The Malay Mail reported on Saturday.