PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their condolences to the families of victims who died in the landslide in Batang Kali, Selangor.
In a Facebook post on Friday (Dec 16), their Majesties expressed their grief over the tragedy that took place early in the morning and hoped that the victims' families would be patient and persevere in dealing with the challenges from this sad incident.
"Their Majesties both pray that the souls of the Muslim victims would be blessed and placed among the righteous," the post read.
The King and Queen also expressed their appreciation to the members of the government departments and agencies involved in the search and rescue (SAR) operations.
They hoped that it would be carried out in a well-planned manner and that matters pertaining to the SAR efforts be made easy, so that the trapped victims could be rescued immediately.