2024-06-13 11:29:23
A aircraft crash in Malawi killed the nation’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and 9 different individuals. The tragedy occurred after a army aircraft en route from the capital Lilongwe to Mzuzu crashed in a mountain forest.
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The aircraft, additionally carrying former first girl Shanil Jimbiri, took off from Lilongwe within the morning and was anticipated to reach in Mzuzu in 45 minutes. Nonetheless, as a result of poor climate situations, the crew was suggested to not try to land and to show round. Regardless of this, contact with the plane was quickly misplaced and it disappeared from radar.
An enormous search operation was instantly launched and the wreckage was found a number of hours later. The presidential administration confirmed the loss of life of all ten individuals on board.
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera declared a nationwide day of mourning and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to mourn the deaths. Vice President Saulos Chilima, elected to workplace in 2020, has been an influential determine within the nation’s political life and has participated in quite a lot of key elections. He was identified for his energetic political actions and beforehand got here third within the 2019 presidential election, which was later annulled as a result of quite a few irregularities.
Saulos Chilima was additionally concerned in a scandal involving corruption prices, however the prices have been dropped a month earlier than the catastrophe. This improvement elevated criticism of Chakwera’s administration for not being sturdy sufficient within the struggle in opposition to corruption.
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