Vice President Chilima’s plane disappeared from radar on Monday. It has now been found in a forest area. The cause of the accident is still a mystery.
Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima has died in a plane crash. President Lazarus Chakwera announced on Tuesday that the military plane with Chilima and nine other people on board, which had been missing since Monday, had been found in the Chikangawa forest area north of the capital Lilongwe. There were no survivors in the completely destroyed plane, Chakwera said in a televised address. He spoke of a terrible tragedy and praised Chilima as an exemplary politician and human being.
Chilima and his companions had taken off from Lilongwe on Monday morning, but never reached their destination. Due to poor weather conditions, the air traffic control authority had recommended a return to Lilongwe shortly before the planned landing. Shortly afterwards, contact with the pilots was lost and the plane disappeared from radar. The cause of the crash was still unclear. “Something terrible went wrong with this plane,” said Chakwera, who had himself flown on board the ill-fated plane only a short time before.
Chilima (51) wanted to run as a presidential candidate in the elections scheduled for September 2025.
Source: Stern
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