KUALA LUMPUR, August 29 — The 2024 Merdeka Day celebration organised by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), which was scheduled to take place at Dataran Merdeka tomorrow, has been cancelled.
In a Facebook post, it said that the cancellation was out of respect for the victim of the recent Jalan Masjid India sinkhole and several incidents that happened around the city recently.
DBKL also invited the public to appreciate the meaning of National Day by showcasing their patriotism.
The sinkhole incident on Friday (August 23) along Jalan Masjid India resulted in an Indian woman, identified as Vijayaletchumy, 48, being swallowed after falling into an eight-metre deep hole while the search and rescue operation continued for the sixth day yesterday.
In a statement yesterday night, it said the Fire and Rescue Department team had entered the sewage channel upstream from the sewage tunnel at Wisma Yakin, while manual shoring (temporary support system) works and excavation works have also been carried out.
The search using the Ground Penetrating Radar carried out by the Mineral and Geosciences Department will continue.
— Bernama
