PUTRAJAYA: The atmosphere in Everly Hotel is still, chilly and quiet.
Families and next of kin of passengers aboard MH370 were solemn as they learned of the news that that the plane had plunged into the southern Indian Ocean.
Selamat Omar, 60, father of aviation engineer Mohamad Khairul Amri, 29, was speechless as he had to take a moment to calm down as he took in the news.
He was being calmed by his relatives in the coffee house of the hotel and was seen making telephone calls.
It was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on live telecast at 10pm today.
The search and rescue for MH370 had been ongoing for two weeks with 25 countries helping the Malaysian authorities to locate the plane that vanished in March 8. NST