Moment woman vanishes without trace after falling into 26ft sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur

This is the shocking moment a woman vanishes without trace after falling into a 26ft sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur.

Vijaya Lakshmi has now been missing for five days after being swallowed by the sinkhole when the street collapsed beneath her in the capital of Malaysia.

Chilling footage shows the moment the 48-year-old walks long the pavement before she suddenly disappears.

An initial search from Malaysian rescue teams found Ms Lakshmi's shoes, but there are no other signs of her, the Telegraph report.

The CCTV video shows how others sitting on a nearby bench only narrowly avoided falling in with the woman.

Chilling footage shows Vijaya Lakshmi walking along the pavement as normal 

Suddenly, the ground then opens up causing her to fall in as others narrowly avoid a similar fate

She has now been missing for five days after being swallowed by the sinkhole

A look at a sinkhole that opened in the same area where an Indian woman fell into an eight-meter deep sinkhole

Rescue teams say there are no other signs of the woman who fell through the gap 

Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department officers inspect the site where a woman fell into an eight-meter deep sinkhole

Datuk G Parameswaran, the president of the Malaysian Water and Wastewater Quality Safety Association, told the Straits Times: 'Sewage water is also very harsh, and the current has a minimum flow speed of one metre per second. 

'Theoretically, she could have travelled up to 86.4km within 24 hours.' 

Ms Lakshmi and her family are said to have been in Malaysia for roughly two months. They were due to fly home in Sunday.

Authorities have since provided a counsellor for relatives of the woman, including her husband and son. 

The shopping area, known for its goldsmiths and jewellers, is approximately a 10-minute drive away from the city's Petronas Towers. 

A search and rescue operation is still underway in the Malaysian capital

An initial search from Malaysian rescue teams found Ms Lakshmi's shoes

Rescue efforts continue into the night as fire rescue teams inspect the sinkhole

Crowds gather as the wait goes on to find the missing woman in Malaysia

The shopping area is known for its goldsmiths and jewellers and attracts lots of tourists