Manchester United extends support to flood victims in heartfelt post

English football club Manchester United has extended its support to flood victims in Malaysia. In a now-deleted Facebook post, Manchester United said it will always be behind Malaysians. The message was also conveyed in Bahasa Melayu: "Kami sentiasa dibelakang anda rakyat Malaysia. Kepada mangsa banjir yang terjejas, semoga dapat mengatasi cabaran ini dengan baik dan selamat." 

To the flood victims affected, may you overcome this challenge well and safely, wrote Manchester United according to The Star. To Malaysians, take care of yourselves during this rainy season, it added. The heartfelt message was accompanied by a photo of the Manchester United stadium during sunset. 

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As of 10am today (2 Dec), the flood has affected 40922 families and amassing 137,410 victims and 5 deaths, according to the National Disaster Command Centre. The floods are mainly affecting nine states in the country, across 38 territories. 

Earlier this year, Manchester United partnered with national carrier Malaysia Airlines.

The multi-year partnership sees the airline become the club’s official commercial airline. The partnership was announced by Malaysia Airlines’ group managing director of Malaysia Aviation Group, Izham Ismail, at an industry trade fair in Kuala Lumpur. To celebrate the announcement, former Manchester United defenders Patrice Evra and Wes Brown flew to Kuala Lumpur to attend the event, to share their experiences of travelling the world as both players and ambassadors for the club. 

Photo courtesy of Manchester United, Facebook

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