Malawi Vice President's plane missing: Search operation underway
A plane carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing. According to the BBC, the aircraft disappeared from radar after departing from Lilongwe's capital city on Monday (June 10th) morning. The search and rescue operation is ongoing but has not yet yielded results.
10 June 2024 19:11
According to BBC reports, the plane carrying Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others disappeared from radar on Monday (June 10th) morning shortly after taking off from Lilongwe's capital. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Mzuzu International Airport in northern Malawi but vanished from radar during the flight.
Malawi: Search for the plane with the Vice President ongoing
In a statement released by the President’s office regarding the disappearance, it was announced that President Lazarus Chakwera had cancelled his planned flight to the Bahamas.
Currently, the search and rescue operation is ongoing. So far, the aircraft has not been found. According to some unofficial sources, the plane may have made an emergency landing in a forest.