This seems like it couldn’t possibly be real, but sadly it is.
A tourist in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was walking down the street when suddenly a massive sink hole opened up and swallowed her whole.
Reports say she immediately fell 26 feet and was likely “swept away” by running water underneath.
Rescue crews immediately jumped in but it does not appear she will be found alive.
Watch here:
🔴Malaysian rescuers race to save Indian woman swallowed by 8-metre sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur; viewer discretion advised (VIDEO)
📍Woman who fell into sinkhole likely swept away by underground current
📍Sinkhole victim was due to return to India tomorrow, say cops pic.twitter.com/pLqhso4EPk
— Gamal Dobahi جمال الدوبحي (@dobahi) August 23, 2024
Full screen video player here:
🔴Malaysian rescuers race to save Indian woman swallowed by 8-metre sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur; viewer discretion advised (VIDEO)
📍Woman who fell into sinkhole likely swept away by underground current
📍Sinkhole victim was due to return to India tomorrow, say cops pic.twitter.com/pLqhso4EPk
— Gamal Dobahi جمال الدوبحي (@dobahi) August 23, 2024
Different angle here:
An Indian tourist went missing after falling into an 8m-deep sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 23.
The authorities have since searched all six manholes from Jalan Masjid India – where the incident happened – as well as a sewerage pond in Pantai Dalam, but there were no signs pic.twitter.com/NuRRTi3XI7— Dagaatigirl_gh (@dagaati_girl) August 27, 2024
Full screen video player here:
An Indian tourist went missing after falling into an 8m-deep sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 23.
The authorities have since searched all six manholes from Jalan Masjid India – where the incident happened – as well as a sewerage pond in Pantai Dalam, but there were no signs pic.twitter.com/NuRRTi3XI7— Dagaatigirl_gh (@dagaati_girl) August 27, 2024
The AP reports the following details:
The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital entered a seventh day Thursday, 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 Aug. 23 when the pavement beneath her suddenly collapsed. She plunged into the 8-meter-deep (26-foot-deep) sinkhole and disappeared.
Rescuers have found no trace of her so far except for her slippers. The search operation has involved tracker dogs, remote cameras and ground-penetrating radar. Searchers have flushed portions of the underground drainage system using high-pressure water jets and excavators to remove debris.
What a horrible way to go.
One minute you’re just walking down the street and the next minute you’ve fallen 26 feet into darkness and you’re whisked away in rushing underground water.
Absolutely awful.
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