Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others on board a military aircraft that went missing on Monday morning have all died, the country’s president announced.
Addressing the nation on Tuesday afternoon, President Lazarus Chakwera said all those on board the aircraft died soon after it had crashed in the heavily forested area of Chikangawa in the northern city of Mzuzu on its way back to Lilongwe after it had failed to land at Mzuzu International Airport due to poor weather visibility.
“Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima was a good man. A patriotic citizen of the country. A formidable vice president who served his country with distinction. It was one of the greatest honors of my life to have had him as my deputy and counselor for the past four years,” Chakwera said.
The wreckage of the aircraft was found on Tuesday morning with no survivors.
Among those who died include former first lady Shanil Muluzi.
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