When a government aircraft goes off radar during a flight, emergency response protocols are activated, including immediate search and rescue operations by defense forces, coordination with aviation authorities, and public communication through official press statements. The incident involving Malawi's Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima on June 10, 2024, demonstrates how governments manage crisis situations by canceling other schedules, deploying search teams, and providing updates as facts are established. This case highlights the importance of official information channels during emergencies and the challenges of verifying information when official confirmation is pending.
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TSIKU LOMWE ANAFA CHILIMA AWA NDI AMENE ANAULULA|MALAWI NEWS TODAY HISTORYAdded:
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A station manager, radio director and so our our station manager TV Abusa uh Wanda Msisha uh vice president 10 minutes past 10.
Kuti what are we hearing? Ndiambe ndinu our Wanda Msisha.
So Okay. Yes.
uh our vice president 10 past 10 So what are we hearing? Um Wanda Msisha.
Um press release I'm sure by now I think you let me read.
It would be good if you could Let let me read it. This is a a press statement in a minute. It's been issued the past 10 minutes which are going to acquire Madam Colleen Zamba and the secretary to the president and cabinet.
The office of the president and cabinet wishes to inform the general public that Malawi Defense Force aircraft that left Lilongwe today, Monday 10th June 2024 at 9:17 hours carrying the vice president, the right honorable Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others failed to make its scheduled landing at Mzuzu International Airport at 2 minutes past 10.
All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed this far.
As such, the commander of the Malawi Defense Force, General Valentino Phiri, has since informed His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera of the incident and the president has since canceled his scheduled departure for the Bahamas and ordered all regional and national agencies to conduct an immediate search and rescue operations to locate the whereabouts of the aircraft. The public will be updated of any developments on the situation as facts are established.
That's Madam Colleen Zamba. Now, good running because we we will refer to this press statement. Yes.
>> Tell me what I want my so far they've come out.
Who is the vice president of the nation?
You cannot allow so much speculation to come in.
Information in Minnesota when I tell you about so far.
So Our the market Transponder What I've lost contact so far Now Number two Very trusted sources but so far unverified. What is transponder?
Around Chitwan area Still not verified and still not official but It is suffice to say Our president I should order All relevant government authorities For this plane Including They must go into that search.
Transponder >> [snorts] >> Machine Mhm Mhm Blink >> Yes.
Yes.
Okay.
around that area.
Like the higher which is It's going to get exposed.
Yes.
Yes.
Do you know it it it it party and you're bringing in issues that transponder?
Yes. I wanted you to Yeah. Um at this moment Yeah.
Yes.
And Obanda.
Times. Group.
Big media.
We can't just rush to. What to say that.
From the Chikangawa area. And Helicopter.
Helicopters.
The weather has not been very good.
Yeah.
Search.
Locate. But Suffice to say transponder eventually. They're going to get to it.
They have to walk by road. Which is unfortunate.
Defense force but the day.
Malawi defense force.
>> Okay. In fact.
Can you give us a a a clear view?
So that because my phone is here. Yes.
So it's not. Exactly.
Okay.
It was an old plane. Okay. So. I wanted to say.
I think. Malawi.
For future information. Yes.
So far.
We've lost contact.
It has been established as a fact.
Number two.
But.
That's what I think. We can be able to speculate. Yeah, today, we've lost contact.
Do we know I mean vice president? No, for now, maybe we we don't have their names. Okay, okay.
Yeah.
Mhm.
It's an old plane.
used at that time. And that's sometime back. Um, even in the late '90s, uh, in the '90s, Donier was still being used in Malawi. So, it's a it's a plane that has been here and around for quite some time.
It's more of a transporter plane. Okay.
Okay. Uh, the Donier even in Malawi is very rugged. That's the word I would use. Even in Malawi, it's not the one of the most comfortable planes. It's not.
No, it's not. I've seen the inside. It's not one of the most comfortable planes in terms of inside.
Okay.
Yeah, my good sir, it's all transportation.
All right, because you should be also also So, to let it be The other Maybe so time has come.
>> Maybe so time has come.
T is a number Z more so far If information could be better >> [clears throat] >> with MGF Mhm.
by the military helicopter you uh Google search which is very unfortunate.
So Those are some of the areas that T Z top We didn't tell you to just cyclone D.
You know. So it has been the trend of Malawi Banda.
I am not the best. We are hoping maybe They may be able to deploy uh for the search.
They are not being successful. But so far that's what I can say about the Donia.
Some breaking news that we are receiving here at Times headquarters uh in Blantyre. Uh Ndege in many uh vice president uh Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima 10 past 10 Mawaku uh airport Yatu Yamsuzu I'm a beta cool uh uh Malemu Ralph Kasambara I mean they uh to be loud Ali Gambanda Leo Mzimbawo or say Muntendere.
uh Kumuzuzu airport uh uh uh The way also reports in uh in a beta Kukaronga but uh we we we are yet to independently confirm. What we we have also been at this hour in uh the president Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera I was Yeah.
What are we hearing this time? Uh What I know Uh Okay.
Um Uh Yes. So At the moment we know that at this moment we it's not official information. Yeah. A passenger list would be Yeah. Madam Mary Chilima, uh Mr. Lucas Kapeni, Mr. Chisomo Chimaneni, Miss Gloria Mtugule, Miss Shanil Dzimbiri, Mr. Dan Kanyemba, and Mr. Abdul Kingston Lapukeni. That would be a total of nine. Nine. I would say. Uh at the bureau I don't know about it. Maybe At the bureau, at the bureau Yeah, Shanil to be I would have to call her first first lady. Yes. Okay.
Yes.
Um Wonder Msisha Mzuzu Airport. Yes.
About which airport you International Airport?
>> Yeah. Um I don't think it would be an international airport.
Um I have been there a couple of times.
In my figure and I would Commander what to some is is is is is standing by. I don't know if we can call him without the status of the airport. We can.
I think in Kenya and Mozambique.
I think it was a good decision as as a dummy.
Brian. Yes. This is now you really need to manage information. Yes.
Yeah.
Yes. Yes.
But we must also allow. Yes.
Yeah.
We are under pressure. That's why. Many times just to agree with what I said. We are mindful.
But we are also mindful of our responsibility. Yeah. We need to accurate information at all times.
And to avoid.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yes. Yeah. No, I think you have said.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And you can't be able to say it. Yeah.
Yes.
Wanda Msisha.
Some breaking news happening in the country as we speak right now.
uh to go to Malawi uh Dr. Saulos Chilima See what he got.
uh people uh in our So what he got. Wondershare and the uh uh they they they they they they are talking about uh response response transponder Yeah, transponder.
Uh Wondershare, uh can you just break it down for us on the issue of transponder?
What are you hearing? What we're hearing as of now and the what he they are able to pick the transponder.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We want to get the flight Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah.
The quality uh uh un- unless you have some unless you have some new information.
>> No, you remember the nothing that I would do uh my early '90s. I remember uh witnessing Donair. Yeah. Uh and Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
I wanted us to bring in some guy just to give us an idea.
three four Uh Zulu nation in a day or a minute.
Yeah, Zulu Uh about 82 Uh What are you doing?
Uh Uh minute Uh I tell you you know some guy speaking to us Who Uh One of the sister your last thoughts at this one Yeah, we throughout the through throughout the uh the night Yeah. Uh as as much as we hear from OPC commands so our our sources. Uh What what would be your concluding remarks as we wind up this hour?
I think in Even got the times uh we we promise you Yeah.
I would like to in the entire world we have to be sensitive.
Yeah, I did Yeah. And for the sake of numbers >> Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah. graduation you see I mean Here you are. Yeah.
This issue, this is a very big issue.
>> Yeah.
What do you mean I mean Is he here? Yeah.
I thought you should wind up on that one.
It's not necessary that It's a transport airplane.
And they are indeed the cheapest ones that are still in operation.
The transponder >> [clears throat] >> Yeah, now but that is now speculation.
Because because 10:00 on the Marwa >> Yes. Yeah, this is quarter to six. No, I think So that I would say My hours >> Okay.
Okay.
Two.
Three.
Communicate.
Communicate.
Radar. Radar system. And I got steel. Yeah. But as we speak, I have officially affirmed and confirmed radar system meaning meaning Okay.
That would now be speculative. But so far, what we know is going to the search mission has begun. And who But for now relevant authorities the minute I say information. Wonderful, sister.
But this is the time Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah.
>> [clears throat] >> Yeah.
Yeah.
We're hoping for good news.
>> Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No. Yes. I think Yeah. But I don't know see. Yeah.
Let's hope for the best.
>> Let's hope for the best.
>> Let's hope for the best.
Yeah. And and just on that point Yeah.
Again, I don't know I'm a Malawi is Mhm.
>> [clears throat] >> Mhm.
Mhm.
Yeah. I'm a Malawi. Nine.
Vice And I'm sure what we're going to talk about.
And I'm sure they're even communicating to the state president.
What more if you are going to Malawi?
This is a serious matter.
And the to go on Vice President what's equal?
Come on so you know Malawi. Somalia.
You know?
Call it serious. Call it serious as a people. We are talking of uh number two.
Even if you fail to come here, we spend even an hour.
Because we want to come here with facts.
And the next time They just wake up.
Social media it's a very important tool.
Let's use it.
Yes, my social media.
Our page times the 360 ticket to get it updated.
Be look out on the credible news.
Also question because there is a lot of fake news going on around the world. So always cross-check, cross-check, cross-check, and cross-check.
What we know vice president Michael and Zamba our SPC president transponder around Chinkangawa around Chinkangawa area. And that's all what we know at this hour.
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