Malawi’s Vice President and 9 Others Are Confirmed Dead After Wreckage of Their Plane Is Located

Published on June 11, 2024

BLANTYRE, Malawi—Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. Mr. Chilima was 51. President Lazarus Chakwera announced in a live address on state television that the wreckage of the plane had been located after a search of more than a day in thick forests and hilly terrain near the northern city of Mzuzu. He said the wreckage was found near a hill and the plane had been “completely destroyed” and everyone onboard was killed on impact....

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