Divers stop 'too risky' search for woman who disappeared down sinkhole

Divers have stopped searching for a missing woman who disappeared down a 26ft sinkhole more than a week ago after deeming it 'too risky' to keep sending help.

The tragedy has shaken , with more than 100 rescuers called in to save the 48-year-old who vanished, leaving only her slippers, when a pavement collapsed.

Vijaya Lakshmi Gali fell into the hole in Kuala Lumpur on August 23 and is believed to have been swept away by a violent underground current of water, through sewage.

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