The plane carrying the Vice President of Malawi disappeared from radar: the search operation continues

The plane carrying the Vice President of Malawi disappeared from radar: the search operation continues Margarita Voloshina

The plane with the Vice President of Malawi on board disappeared from radar/Collage Channel 24

A Malawi Defense Force aircraft disappeared from radar after taking off from the country's capital. At that time, the vice-president of the country, Saulos Chilima, was on board.

In addition to him, there were at least nine other people on board, but so far the plane went missing. This is stated in a statement from the office of the President of Malawi.

The plane with the Vice President of Malawi on board disappeared from radar

According to the BBC, the plane disappeared from radar after taking off from the capital Lilongwe on Monday morning, June 11. The plane was scheduled to land at Mzuzu International Airport in the north of the country just after 10:00 local time.

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera then ordered a search and rescue operation after aviation officials were unable to contact the plane. Moreover, Chakwera canceled his scheduled flight to the Bahamas.

Other passengers on the flight included Mr. Chilima's wife, Mary, and a number of officials from the United Transformation Movement (UTM) party. Vice President The reason for the plane's disappearance is still unknown.

The public will be kept informed of any developments as the facts are established, the president's office said.

As of this minute, additional information is being clarified. Details regarding this incident will be released later.

What is known about Chilim

Mr Chilima was on his way to represent the government at the funeral of former cabinet minister Ralph Kasambara, who died three days ago.

Before his political career, he held key management positions at multinationals such as Unilever and Coca Cola. Mr Chilima, 51, has been the vice-president of the southern African country since 2014. The man is married and has two children.

There was a similar incident recently

• The American Bell 212 helicopter, which was carrying Ibrahim Raisi along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and several other Iranian officials, crashed on May 19 in northwestern Iran.
• The rescue operation continued for several hours until the crash site and the bodies of the victims were found. Mourning was declared in Iran over Raisi's death and a large-scale funeral was held, which brought together thousands of Iranians.
• Snap presidential elections are to be held in Iran. Candidates for the position were registered from May 30 to June 3. After the election campaign, which will take place from June 12 to 27, the presidential elections in Iran will be held on June 28, 2024.
• Journalists drew attention to the fact that there are a number of strange circumstances in Raisi's death. In particular, of the three helicopters that were flying in a convoy, only one crashed. The pilots were replaced at the last moment, and adjustments were made to the passenger list.
• Only a few countries, including Romania, expressed condolences over Raisi's death. This outraged people, because the fragments of Iranian drones launched by Russia have repeatedly fallen on the territory of the country, near populated areas. Social media users were outraged by such a statement.