The president of Malawi: All on board the crashed airplane died

– It’s with nice disappointment that I can verify that everybody on board died, mentioned Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera in a televised deal with to the nation’s residents on Tuesday afternoon.

The airplane had then been lacking for nearly a day. Fog and dense forest made the search tough. Over 600 individuals participated within the seek for the airplane, which was present in a mountainous space within the north of the nation.

Chakwera described the accident as a “horrible tragedy”.

– I’m extremely sorry, he added.

Needed to flip round

The federal government of Malawi introduced on Monday that they’d misplaced contact with the navy plane. On board had been Chilima, Malawi’s former first woman Shanil Dzimbiri and eight different individuals.

The flight was going from the capital Lilongwe to the town of Mzuzu additional north. However right here the visibility was so poor that it was not protected to land.

Thus the airplane was advised to return to the capital, Chakwera mentioned in a televised speech after the airplane was reported lacking.

Ask for Norwegian assist

In 2020, Chilima was appointed as Chakwera’s vice-president, a job he beforehand additionally held from 2014 to 2019 below then-President Peter Mutharika.

He was thought-about a potential candidate for the presidential election within the nation subsequent 12 months. In 2022, he was accused of corruption, however the fees had been dropped final month.

Malawi, certainly one of the world’s poorest nation, is among the many international locations in Africa which have obtained most help from Norway.

Within the seek for the airplane, Malawi requested for assist from the US, Nice Britain, Israel and Norway. Angola’s area company was additionally requested to help.