The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said.
Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars.
The plane, a military aircraft, was flying in bad weather.
Soldiers had been searching Chikangawa Forest overnight and into the morning in an effort to find the plane.
In a news briefing on Tuesday, President Chakwera said the Malawi Defence Force commander informed him that the search and rescue operation had been completed and the plane was found.
Mr Chakwera said he was “deeply saddened and sorry” to inform Malawians of the terrible tragedy.
He said the rescue team found the aircraft completely destroyed.
(BBC News)
(Previous News- 11th June, 2024 at 8:41am)
Plane with Malawi Vice-President goes missing
Plane with Malawi Vice-President goes missing
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing.
Foreign media reports that the Malawi Defence Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning. It was supposed to land at Mzuzu International Airport.
President Lazarus Chakwera said a search and rescue operation was continuing, in a speech late on Monday.
