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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00:00As the search-and-rescue operation to locate the Indian tourists, who fell into a sinkhole
00:05at Jalan Masjid, India, entered its fourth day, both locals and foreigners gathered near
00:10the scene, praying for the victim.
00:13It is very sad to see this happen.
00:18We cannot accept it, but we have to accept it.
00:21We have to find a good solution for them.
00:25I am saddened by his son's death.
00:27We are praying for his mother.
00:29We have to find her.
00:31That is our prayer.
00:33I am from Klangshed.
00:35We have been coming here for three days.
00:38We have faith that we will find her body.
00:43We are praying for her.
00:45We have to thank the police and the Bombay Police.
00:50They have been doing their job non-stop since morning.
00:55We have faith that we will find her body.
00:58We pray that no such incident should happen again.
01:0248-year-old Vijaya Lakshmi was buried alive
01:06after falling into the 8-metre sinkhole on Friday morning.
01:10She had been in Malaysia for two months
01:12and reportedly on her way to a nearby temple
01:15to have breakfast when the incident occurred.
01:18Meanwhile, business operators along Jalan Masjid, India
01:21are facing significant disruptions
01:23with the ongoing search and rescue operation
01:25to locate the Indian national who fell into a sinkhole.
01:29A check by the staff found some shops had closed
01:32while those that remained open saw significantly lower sales.
01:35After this incident happened,
01:37it was last week on Friday morning.
01:40All these businesses are very affected.
01:43We still have to pay for rental
01:45and we also have to pay for the staff and everything.
01:48You can see all these shops cannot display
01:51because of safety concerns.
01:54We are a bit worried because the customers come in here.
01:57They are also a bit worried.
02:00We still want to pass by this area.
02:02The most important thing in this area
02:04is only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
02:07This incident happened on Friday.
02:09This weekend, all businesses have already been gone.
02:13Hopefully, they can clear as soon as possible
02:15for this area to become very normal.
02:17I have been in this business for a long time, since 2019.
02:21But because of this incident,
02:23it is a bit of a hindrance to our business process.
02:25Because this is the main road for the people in front and behind.
02:28We are forced to close this area
02:30because there are a lot of police officers here.
02:32So, there are not many people here.
02:34Actually, we opened on Saturday
02:36but there was no reception.
02:38One of the factors is safety.
02:40Even I am walking carefully now
02:42because we know how the situation is.
02:44They are jealous.
02:45They won't tell you when you will be jealous.
02:47So, many people are afraid to go out
02:49because it is still rainy season.
02:51Customer traffic has gone down drastically.
02:54And of course, all businesses,
02:57all other businesses as well,
02:59our customers are very reluctant to come to this area
03:04at this point of time.
03:06Even we staff, coming from elsewhere to work,
03:09we are very scared to walk on the pavement.
03:14We look for very unusual surfaces, things like that.
03:21Even myself, I am really scared.
03:23We hope for the best.
03:25The authorities will take stern measures
03:28and will be very careful in repairing work.