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JBPM director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad (right) with Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman (left) during a press conference, yesterday on the incident where an Indian national was swallowed by a sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur. - Photo by Bernama

The SAR team for the missing Indian national woman who fell into the sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India has detected a 15-metre backlog from the sewer chamber at Wisma Yakin, approximately 44 metres from the site of the incident. - Photo by Bernama

It is time for the authorities, with the assistance of various experts, to study the underground risks and the interaction with utility or infrastructure systems, particularly in Kuala Lumpur, to reduce the risk of disasters and loss of life.

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Kuala Lumpur remains safe and is not at risk of submersion, claims suggesting otherwise are exaggerated and unfounded. Bernama photo.

The sinkhole at Masjid India is an example of an anthropogenic sinkhole, resulting from human activities rather than natural processes. Bernama photo.

The team has conducted flushing in all manholes around the incident area as of this afternoon, and this will continue along with monitoring at the Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Pantai Dalam sewage plant. - Photo by Bernama

Journalists film from atop a damaged building facing the ravaged building of al-Salam hospital in Khan Yunis after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip. Photo by AFP (Image for illustrative purposes only)

Sinkholes are sudden collapses in the ground caused by the erosion of soluble rocks, such as limestone, salt, or gypsum. - Photo by Bernama