KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today visited and spoke to flood victims at two temporary relief centres in Keratong, Rompin, Pahang.
According to an Istana Negara statement on its Facebook page, accompanying the king was Tengku Arif Bendahara Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah.
His Majesty was welcomed on arrival by Rompin District Council president Ahmad Nasim Mohd Sidek and several local leaders.
During the visit that began at noon, Al-Sultan Abdullah spent two hours exchanging greetings and speaking with flood victims at the relief centre in SK Keratong 1 and in SK Keratong 2.
He also handed out contributions to these flood victims so as to lighten their burden caused by the floods.
Out of the number of flood victims, 96 people from 29 families are at the temporary relief centre in SK Keratong 1 and the 211 people from 61 families at the temporary relief centre in SK Keratong 2.
After the visit, His Majesty stopped at the Bandar Rompin KFC restaurant for lunch. – Bernama