Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima along with nine&nbsp;others have died in a plane crash,&nbsp;Colleen Samba, the president's secretary confirmed on Tuesday (June 11).

Following a massive search operation, the missing plane was found in Chikangawa Forest, with all its occupants dead.

The Office of the President and Cabinet issued a formal statement detailing&nbsp;the accident.&nbsp;

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Earlier, a massive search operation was launched in mountainous forests in northern Malawi after the aircraft carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others went missing on Monday (June 10).

The plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, former First Lady Shanil Dzimbiri and eight others departed from the capital. But air traffic control in Mzuzu&nbsp;informed the pilots not to try landing and instead to turn around because of bad weather and poor visibility.

However, air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft and it disappeared from radar a short time later.

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Chilima has been vice president since 2014. He earlier led the mobile network Airtel Malawi, as well as worked at Unilever, Coca Cola and Carlsberg, according to his profile on the government’s website.

(With inputs from agencies)

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima along with nine others have died in a plane crash, Colleen Samba, the president's secretary confirmed on Tuesday (June 11). Following a massive search operation, the missing plane was found in Chikangawa Forest, with all its occupants dead.

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima along with nine others have died in a plane crash, Colleen Samba, the president's secretary confirmed on Tuesday (June 11). Following a massive search operation, the missing plane was found in Chikangawa Forest, with all its occupants dead. The Office of the President and Cabinet issued a formal statement detailing the accident. Earlier, a massive search operation was launched in mountainous forests in northern Malawi after the aircraft carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others went missing on Monday (June 10). The plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, former First Lady Shanil Dzimbiri and eight others departed from the capital. But air traffic control in Mzuzu informed the pilots not to try landing and instead to turn around because of bad weather and poor visibility. However, air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft and it disappeared from radar a short time later. Also read: Malawi: People protest over exorbitant amount of living Chilima has been vice president since 2014. He earlier led the mobile network Airtel Malawi, as well as worked at Unilever, Coca Cola and Carlsberg, according to his profile on the government’s website. (With inputs from agencies)

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Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima and 9 others killed in plane crash