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Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and 9 others aboard a small navy airplane have been killed when the airplane crashed in a mountainous space within the southern African nation, the nation’s president mentioned on Tuesday.
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera introduced in a reside deal with on state tv that the airplane was discovered after greater than a day of looking out in dense forests and hilly terrain close to the northern city of Mzuzu.
“I’m deeply saddened. I remorse to tell you all that this has turn out to be a horrible tragedy,” Chakwera mentioned. “The search and rescue workforce discovered the airplane close to a hill… they discovered it fully destroyed, with no survivors.”
Chilima, 51, was aboard the airplane with former first woman Shanil Dzimbiri, the ex-wife of former President Bakili Muluzi, together with 5 different passengers and three navy crew members, the president mentioned.
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Chilima was on board a small navy airplane with 9 others when the airplane crashed in a mountainous space close to the city of Mzuzu in northern Malawi. There have been no survivors. (REUTERS TV/Eldson Chagara/by way of REUTERS/File Picture)
The group was touring to Mzuzu to attend the funeral of a former minister. Chilima had simply returned from an official go to to South Korea on Sunday.
Chilima, left, and his spouse Mary disembark from a airplane on his return from South Korea in Lillongwe on Sunday. (AP picture, file)
The airplane disappeared from radar throughout a 45-minute flight from Malawi’s capital Lilongwe to Mzuzu. Chakwera mentioned air site visitors controllers misplaced contact with the airplane after telling the pilot to keep away from touchdown at Mzuzu airport and return to Lilongwe resulting from unhealthy climate and visibility.
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The seek for the airplane concerned about 300 law enforcement officials, 200 troopers and native forest rangers, in accordance with authorities.
Chilima served his second time period as vp. From 2014 to 2019, he additionally held this position beneath former President Peter Mutharika.
Chilima served his second time period as vp. (AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP by way of Getty Pictures, file)
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Chilima beforehand confronted corruption expenses, however prosecutors dropped these expenses final month. Chilima had denied all allegations.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
