Malawi’s vice president and nine others killed in plane crash

Saulos Chilima, left, greets government officials at Lillongwe airport (AP)

Malawi’s vice president and nine others have been killed in a plane crash, the country’s president said.

The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day.