The military aircraft transporting Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima which went missing on Monday, June 10, has been found.
The military plane carrying the VP and nine others, including the former First Lady, Shanil Dzimbiri, failed to make a landing on Monday morning.
The occupants of the plane were to attend the funeral of a prominent Malawian lawyer, former Attorney General and Justice Minister, Ralph Kasambala in Mzuzu.
President Lazarus Chakwera had ordered regional and national forces to conduct an immediate search and rescue operation to locate the missing aircraft.
However, the Dornier 228 military plane was found in the Chikangawa Forest in the early hours of Tuesday, June 11.
According to reports, no passengers on board survived.
