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KL sinkhole: Prayers for victim as SAR enters day four
The Star
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8/26/2024
As the search and rescue operation to locate the Indian tourist who fell into a sinkhole at Jalan Masjid India entered its fourth day on Monday (Aug 26), both locals and foreigners gathered near the scene, praying for the victim.
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As the search-and-rescue operation to locate the Indian tourists, who fell into a sinkhole
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at Jalan Masjid, India, entered its fourth day, both locals and foreigners gathered near
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the scene, praying for the victim.
00:13
It is very sad to see this happen.
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We cannot accept it, but we have to accept it.
00:21
We have to find a good solution for them.
00:25
I am saddened by his son's death.
00:27
We are praying for his mother.
00:29
We have to find her.
00:31
That is our prayer.
00:33
I am from Klangshed.
00:35
We have been coming here for three days.
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We have faith that we will find her body.
00:43
We are praying for her.
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We have to thank the police and the Bombay Police.
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They have been doing their job non-stop since morning.
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We have faith that we will find her body.
00:58
We pray that no such incident should happen again.
01:02
48-year-old Vijaya Lakshmi was buried alive
01:06
after falling into the 8-metre sinkhole on Friday morning.
01:10
She had been in Malaysia for two months
01:12
and reportedly on her way to a nearby temple
01:15
to have breakfast when the incident occurred.
01:18
Meanwhile, business operators along Jalan Masjid, India
01:21
are facing significant disruptions
01:23
with the ongoing search and rescue operation
01:25
to locate the Indian national who fell into a sinkhole.
01:29
A check by the staff found some shops had closed
01:32
while those that remained open saw significantly lower sales.
01:35
After this incident happened,
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it was last week on Friday morning.
01:40
All these businesses are very affected.
01:43
We still have to pay for rental
01:45
and we also have to pay for the staff and everything.
01:48
You can see all these shops cannot display
01:51
because of safety concerns.
01:54
We are a bit worried because the customers come in here.
01:57
They are also a bit worried.
02:00
We still want to pass by this area.
02:02
The most important thing in this area
02:04
is only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
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This incident happened on Friday.
02:09
This weekend, all businesses have already been gone.
02:13
Hopefully, they can clear as soon as possible
02:15
for this area to become very normal.
02:17
I have been in this business for a long time, since 2019.
02:21
But because of this incident,
02:23
it is a bit of a hindrance to our business process.
02:25
Because this is the main road for the people in front and behind.
02:28
We are forced to close this area
02:30
because there are a lot of police officers here.
02:32
So, there are not many people here.
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Actually, we opened on Saturday
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but there was no reception.
02:38
One of the factors is safety.
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Even I am walking carefully now
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because we know how the situation is.
02:44
They are jealous.
02:45
They won't tell you when you will be jealous.
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So, many people are afraid to go out
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because it is still rainy season.
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Customer traffic has gone down drastically.
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And of course, all businesses,
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all other businesses as well,
02:59
our customers are very reluctant to come to this area
03:04
at this point of time.
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Even we staff, coming from elsewhere to work,
03:09
we are very scared to walk on the pavement.
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We look for very unusual surfaces, things like that.
03:21
Even myself, I am really scared.
03:23
We hope for the best.
03:25
The authorities will take stern measures
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and will be very careful in repairing work.
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