Malawi VP's Plane Missing: Search Efforts Hampered by Thick Forest

An airplane carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima may have crashed in the Chikangawa Forest. Search and rescue operations, led by Malawi Defence Force Commander Paul Valentino Phiri, have been hindered by dense forest and poor weather conditions affecting ground visibility.

An airplane carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima may have crashed in the Chikangawa Forest, but it has not yet been found, a senior military official said on Tuesday.

Malawi Defence Force Commander Paul Valentino Phiri added that search and rescue operations had been hampered by thick forest and foggy weather affecting ground visibility.