Search and rescue operations at the collapsed pedestrian bridge halted
01 Dec 2016 / 16:41 H.
Search and rescue operations at the collapsed pedestrian bridge near Mid Valley Megamall on Jalan Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum. — Sunpix by Ashraf Shamsul
KUALA LUMPUR: Search and rescue operations at the collapsed pedestrian bridge near Mid Valley Megamall on Jalan Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum has been halted after a 17-hour search for one remaining victim.
City fire and rescue department deputy operations chief Ruhisha Haris said that the operation, which was carried out non-stop since Wednesday, was officially stopped around 10.25am today.
"After the non-stop search since yesterday, there are no indication showing bodies trapped. The deployed K-9 units also showed that there were no bodies trapped in the rubble," he told reporters at the scene.
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