KUALA LUMPUR: The Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman night market will be closed today, following a sinkhole incident that occurred at Jalan Masjid India yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall in a statement said the closure is intended to facilitate the ongoing search for the missing victim and to ensure the safety of the night market's traders and visitors.
Yesterday, 48-year-old Indian national known only as Vijayaletchumy, from Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India, fell into a sinkhole that opened up at her feet in Jalan Masjid India.
She was walking with her family through an area in front of the Malayan Mansion, Jalan Masjid India before she fell into the sinkhole that had opened up under her at 8.20am.
The search and rescue operation conducted only found a pair of slippers belonging to her near the location after almost 17 hours of searching yesterday.
The search and rescue operation is still ongoing.