KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 —The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for the Indian national who was swallowed by a sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India here last week has been called off.
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.
“After nine days of SAR and consideration from the Cabinet as well as experts including the police, the search team, DBKL, geologists and more, we’ve decided to halt the search efforts today,” she told reporters at the location of the sinkhole.
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