A woman plunges into an 8-meter-deep hole after pavement sinks in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities say a woman from India has plunged into an 8-meter (26-foot) -deep sinkhole in the center of Kuala Lumpur after the pavement caved in. A local police chief said that, based on eyewitness accounts, the woman was walking along the pavement when the earth suddenly collapsed beneath her early Friday. The woman was identified as a 47-year-old tourist. Officials said she was believed to have been swept away by a strong underground current. Rescuers have barricaded part of the area and are using excavators to widen the sinkhole area and clear soil, but there has been no sign of the victim.