Search underway for missing plane carrying Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima, which went off radar at 10 AM.
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said.
The Malawi Defense Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added.
The president ordered a search and rescue operation after aviation officials were unable to contact the aircraft.
It was supposed to land at Mzuzu International Airport, in the country’s north, just after 10:00 local time.
After being informed of the incident, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera cancelled his scheduled flight to the Bahamas.
UPDATE
Malawi’s vice president and nine others have been killed after their military jet crashed into a mountainous forest Frantic search crews combed through the area for hours before eventually tracking down the wreckage.
