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An aircraft carrying Malawian Vice President, Saulos Chilima and nine others, has lost contact and gone missing.
According to a statement released by the president’s office, “the Malawi Defense Force aircraft disappeared from radar after departing from the capital city of Lilongwe earlier today.”
The vice president was reportedly en route to Mzuzu to attend the funeral of Ralph Kasambara, a late prominent figure.
The plane, carrying Chilima and nine others, lost contact approximately 10 minutes before its scheduled landing at Mzuzu Airport.
Airport Commandant, Joseph Moyo confirmed the incident, stating that the plane failed to land in Mzuzu and an investigation is currently underway.
The whereabouts of Vice President Chilima and the other passengers remain unknown.