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The Malawian army on Tuesday said the airplane carrying Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima may have crashed in a dense forest.
In a press briefing, Malawi Defence Force commander, Paul Valentino Phiri said search efforts have been hampered by thick forest and foggy weather affecting ground visibility.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that an aeroplane carrying Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others, lost contact approximately 10 minutes before its scheduled landing at Mzuzu Airport.
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 51-year-old Klaus was reported to be on his way to represent the government at the burial of former government minister, Ralph Kasambara, when the unfortunate incident occurred.
President Lazarus Chakwera has assured that all resources will be spared to find the plane, and has also contacted the governments of various countries, including the US, UK, Norway and Israel for support.
He said: “I know that we are all frightened and concerned – I too am concerned.
“But I want to assure you that I am sparing no available resource to find that plane and I am holding onto every fibre of hope that we will find survivors.”