Woman killed by sinkhole in Malaysia.

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A woman was swallowed by a sinkhole created by a burst sewer drainage in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Chilling footage shows the moment a woman disappeared into a 26ft sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur almost a week ago.

Rescuers haven’t been able to locate her since… The 48-year-old tourist from India fell as the pavement suddenly collapsed beneath her last Friday.

Nearby pedestrians sitting on a bench narrowly escaped falling in with her.

Malaysian rescue teams only found Vijaya Lakshmi's shoes, with no other signs of her.
Authorities say the forceful water flow in the sewage system could have carried her up to 86km away.

 

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More Updates: Deadly sinkholes appearing everywhere - as tourist swallowed by gaping chasm "Malaysia" (The Daily Star)

on Wednesday, August 28, just 50 metres away on the same street, Jalan Masjid India,

Another sinkhole appeared, worrying authorities.

The new sinkhole is believed to have been caused by heavy rain and a storm from the night before.

It is not just Malaysia that is experiencing a spike in incidences of sinkholes.
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(August 30), The Korea Times carried the headline 'Concerns grow over frequent sinkholes in roads'.

A wild image came out of the Korean capital of Seoul on Thursday (August 29) after a 2.5-metre-deep chasm opened up on a modern, tarmacked main road, swallowing a large car and seriously injuring the elderly couple inside.

 

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This video gives a good explanation to what is happening.

 

[cap n chris]

Woman dies in Malaysian sinkhole, would have been less alarming.

 

[JAshley73]

On the topic of sinkholes - Our church has an underground spring that emerges on the property. There's also a roughly 1-meter diameter sinkhole just near the parking lot.

The church has been wanting to build a new building on the grounds. I brought up the topic of the sinkhole at a recent meeting, but was told that core samples taken have ensured that the building site is solid.

I'm not so sure....

 

[ChrisB]

Borehole cores will tell you what was in the borehole - it needs a competent geologist to use that information (and the sinkhole) to judge what might be happening between boreholes.

 

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On the topic of sinkholes - Our church has an underground spring that emerges on the property. There's also a roughly 1-meter diameter sinkhole just near the parking lot.

The church has been wanting to build a new building on the grounds. I brought up the topic of the sinkhole at a recent meeting, but was told that core samples taken have ensured that the building site is solid.

I'm not so sure....

has the spring ever been dye-tested to see where the water is going?
If there is limestone in the area it could be interesting.

 

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Borehole cores will tell you what was in the borehole - it needs a competent geologist to use that information (and the sinkhole) to judge what might be happening between boreholes.

That is fascinating, I wonder what techniques are used and what they look out for when doing those examinations

 

[RobinGriffiths]

Winchester Cathedral almost succumbed (to Peat) at the turn of the 20C, and needed a diver to shore up the walls from flooded pits. Peat, sand, gyspum, limestone - they can all be a problem with water.

 

[JAshley73]

has the spring ever been dye-tested to see where the water is going?
If there is limestone in the area it could be interesting.

A pipe was installed at the stream's exit many years ago - which drains into a reservoir. The question is where the water is coming from - our only clue is the sinkhole, indicating that the stream comes from "that way" thereabouts.

From a macro-view, yes, plenty of limestone.

 

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A pipe was installed at the stream's exit many years ago - which drains into a reservoir. The question is where the water is coming from - our only clue is the sinkhole, indicating that the stream comes from "that way" thereabouts.

From a macro-view, yes, plenty of limestone.

That's quite interesting, it has to be coming from somewhere are there any hydrology reports of the area because if they did samples from the ground they might have done a hydrology report, I'm just speculating but would be interesting if there was