Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima, 9 Others Killed In Plane Crash, Prez Chakwera Confirms
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others were tragically killed in a plane crash, President Lazarus Chakwera confirmed on Tuesday. The military aircraft carrying Chilima, 51, disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to bad weather and was instructed to return to the capital, Lilongwe. The wreckage was discovered in a mountainous area in the north of the country after an exhaustive search lasting over a day. There were no survivors, news agency AFP reported. Malawi President Chakwera made the confirmation during a live address on state television.
Chakwera made the solemn announcement during a live address on state television, expressing the nation's grief. "Words cannot describe how heartbreaking this is," he said, describing the accide...