On June 11, 2024, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera validated that Chilima and 8 others – one less than at first reported – passed away after his airplane crashed in bad weather condition (archived here). Previous very first woman Shanil Dzimbiri was likewise on board. The next day searchers situated the wreckage in a misty forest.
Nevertheless, the image in the post is unassociated to the occasions in Malawi.
Ukraine airplane
A reverse image search of the image revealed it was initially taken in Ukraine in 2020 (archived here).
“Image handled Sept. 26, 2020, reveals the crash website of a 26 military airplane in Chuguev, Kharkiv area, Ukraine,” checks out part of the caption. The photo was taken by Sergey Starostenko for the Chinese news firm Xinhua.
On September 25, 2020, the An-26 military airplane with 27 individuals on board crashed throughout a training flight while landing at an army base near Chuguev in Kharkiv area. Someone endured.
Malawi crash
In his address to the Malawian individuals, Chakwera stated: “The search and rescue group have actually discovered the airplane … entirely damaged without any survivors, as all travelers on board were eliminated on effect.”
Pictures shown AFP by a member of the military rescue group revealed military workers basing on a misty slope near particles bearing the registration variety of the Malawi Army Air Wing Dornier 228-202K airplane.
Among the images was released by Sky News here (archived here).
The military airplane bring Chilima, 51, and 8 others vanished after it stopped working to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to bad weather condition and was informed to go back to the capital, Lilongwe (archived here).