the viceMalawi,According to a statement from the president’s office, an airplane carrying nine other people, including vice president of Malawi, Saulos Chilima, has vanished.
It said that the aircraft of the Malawi Defense Force “went off the radar” after it departed the nation’s capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning.
When aviation authorities were unable to get in touch with the aircraft, the president issued an order for a search and rescue mission.
It was scheduled to touch down shortly after 10:00 local time (11:00 BST) at Mzuzu International Airport in the north of the nation.
Mary, the wife of Mr. Chilima, and many representatives of the vice president’s United Transformation Movement (UTM) party are among the other passengers on the aircraft.
Following his notification of the occurrence by the commander of the Defense Force, President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi canceled his planned trip to the Bahamas.
As soon as facts are confirmed, the public will be informed of any developments regarding the matter, according to the president’s office.
The reason behind the aircraft’s disappearance is still unknown, General Valentino Phiri told Mr. Chakwera. Moses Kunkuyu, Malawi’s Minister of Information, told reporters that the search for the aircraft is “intensive.”
Mr. Chilima was en route to serve as the government’s representative at Ralph Kasambara’s funeral, a former cabinet minister who passed away three days prior.
