【全非资讯·南部非洲】马拉维（Malawi）：奇利马（Chilima）坠机调查揭示，飞机在恶劣天气预警后坠毁，且定位系统已过期，存在资源紧张问题。

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议会获得的最新证词对导致前副总统 Saulos Chilima 及其他八人遇难的军机坠毁事件提出了令人担忧的质疑。证词透露，事发飞机在空难发生前一天就曾遭遇恶劣天气，且在没有发挥作用的紧急定位系统的情况下运行，而该系统本可加快搜救进度。\n\n在负责调查2024年6月10日 Chikangawa 空难的议会特别委员会听证会上，Zomba Air Base 指挥官 Alex Mwachande 上校披露，在运送律师 Ralph Kasambara 的遗体后，这架 Dornier 飞机于6月9日飞往 Mzuzu 的途中就已遭遇机组人员所描述的“极恶劣天气”。\n\n该飞机于下午4:00从 Chileka International Airport 起飞，约于下午5:32降落在 Mzuzu。尽管机组人员报告了当时遭遇的险恶天气状况，但 Mwachande 承认，在这架飞机被指派执行另一项重要任务之前，相关信息并未通报给副总统办公室。\n\n然而，由于 Zomba Air Base 当时仅有一架可用飞机，军方在次日早晨依然派遣了这架飞机运送 Saulos Chilima 及其代表团。\n\nMwachande 对议员们表示：“关于恶劣天气的信息并未直接通报给副总统办公室，但在我们机构内部进行了传达。”\n\n该证词展现出空军在日益沉重的压力下运转的现状。Mwachande 透露，6月10日当天有多个部门同时提出用机需求，其中包括一项运送从 Democratic Republic of Congo 返回的部队的请求。他表示，多年来国家对航空资源的需求显著增长，但在飞机或人员方面的投入却未能跟上。\n\n他向委员会表示，在副总统的座机失联、当局紧急展开搜救行动时，这种失衡状况便极其残酷地暴露无遗。

中文导读

在 Parliament (议会) 面前提交的新证词，引发了关于一架军机失事情况的令人不安的问题。该军机失事夺走了前副总统 Saulos Chilima (萨乌洛斯·奇利马) 和另外八人的生命。证词揭示，就在灾难发生前一天，这架飞机曾遭遇恶劣天气，并且在没有正常工作的紧急定位系统的情况下运行，而该系统本可以加快救援工作。

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更令人震惊的是，Mwachande (姆瓦昌德) 披露称，该飞机的紧急定位发射器 (ELT)——一种旨在坠机后自动发射求救信号的关键装置——早已停止运作。



原文原文 / Original Text

Fresh testimony before Parliament has raised troubling questions about the circumstances surrounding the military flight that claimed the life of former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others, revealing that the aircraft had battled severe weather just a day before the disaster and was operating without a functioning emergency locator system that could have sped up rescue efforts.

Appearing before the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee investigating the June 10, 2024 Chikangawa plane crash, Zomba Air Base Commander Colonel Alex Mwachande disclosed that the Dornier aircraft had already encountered what its crew described as "very bad weather" during a flight to Mzuzu on June 9 after transporting the remains of lawyer Ralph Kasambara.

The aircraft departed Chileka International Airport at 4:00 p.m. and landed in Mzuzu at about 5:32 p.m. Although the crew reported the hazardous weather conditions they had experienced, Mwachande admitted that the information was not passed on to the Office of the Vice-President before the same aircraft was assigned another high-profile mission.

Instead, with only one available aircraft at Zomba Air Base, the military deployed the same plane to transport Chilima and his delegation the following morning.

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"The information that there was bad weather was not directly relayed to the Office of the Vice-President, but it was relayed within our institution," Mwachande told lawmakers.

The testimony paints a picture of an Air Force operating under mounting pressure. Mwachande revealed that on June 10 there were simultaneous demands for aircraft, including a request to transport troops returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He said national demand for air assets had grown significantly over the years without corresponding investment in aircraft or personnel.

That imbalance, he told the committee, became painfully apparent when authorities scrambled to mount search and rescue operations after the Vice-President's plane disappeared.

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