2024 Kuala Lumpur sinkhole
The sinkhole pictured on 15 September 2024 | |
| Date | 23 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 8:22 a.m. (MST) |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Also known as | Jalan Masjid India sinkhole |
| Type | Sinkhole |
| Cause | Geographical factors |
| Outcome | Disappearance of Vijayalakshmi Gali |
| Missing | 1 |
The 2024 Kuala Lumpur sinkhole, also known as the Jalan Masjid India sinkhole, is an 8-metre (26 ft) deep sinkhole that formed in Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 23 August 2024, possibly caused by sewage pipe ruptures and other geographical faults. Its collapse has caused one victim to disappear for more than a week.
The search and rescue team have identified the victim through CCTV footage to be a woman of Indian descent named Vijayalakshmi Gali. As of 29 August 2024, her discovery has not been concluded, and she still remains missing. However, the government of Malaysia has declared Vijayalakshmi Gali legally dead on 1 September 2024.