MH370: Malaysians take to social media to share words of encouragement

#MH370 became the hottest trending topics on Twitter since last night, following the announcement made by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak who confirmed that the debris found on Reunion island was of the missing flight MH370.

The social media became a outlet for Malaysians from all over to share their grief and to jot down a few words of encouragement for the families of the victims onboard the flight.

After 515 days. A deepest condolence to the family members of passengers and crew onboard. #MH370 pic.twitter.com/3Zv9PkFJ9h
— VidaViduVidoVideVivu (@vidafeliz__) August 6, 2015

And it's confirmed. May Allah bless their soul. Takziah buat keluarga mangsa. Al-fatihah. #MH370
— N (@ainghafar) August 5, 2015

In this difficult situation for the family members of #MH370 , do be careful of our words, tweets and statuses.
— Inche gabbana (@angelpakaigucci) August 6, 2015

Deepest condolence to all the family of the passengers & crews onboard #MH370. Such a heartbreaking news, for whole Malaysia & world.
— diyy (@diyanahfd) August 5, 2015

My deepest condolences go out to the family members. The whole Malaysians are praying for you #MH370
— Farhana Arriffin (@FarhanaArriffin) August 6, 2015

Deepest sympathy to the family members of MH370 victims. We mourn with you, as a nation. Al-fatihah. #MH370
— Syuhada Tarmizi (@syumietera) August 5, 2015

Rest well #MH370. My deepest condolences go out to the family members. May this discovery smewhat bring closure to their never-ending misery
— Amyirwan (@AmyShahira) August 6, 2015

Defence minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and political activist Marina Mahathir were also among those who took time to jot a few words of encouragements.

My heart n prayers go out to the family n loved ones a href="https://twitter.com/AP">@AP: BREAKING: Malaysia's leader says experts.. wing fragment is from missing #MH370./p>— Hishammuddin Hussein (@HishammuddinH2O) August 6, 2015

Morning! Sad but relieved to read that the flaperon did belong to #MH370. Hope this is the beginning of closure for the families. /p>— Marina Mahathir (@netraKL) August 5, 2015

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 jet, went missing on March 8, 2014 during a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Beijing, China.

It disappeared from radar an hour after departure. The flight was carrying 239 passengers and crew on board.

On Jan 29, 2015, the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation had declared flight MH370 as an accident and that all those on board were presumed dead.

The announcement was made so that compensation could be disbursed to the victims’ next-of-kin.