Malawi's president says soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern Malawi after a military plane carrying the country’s vice president and a former first lady went missing in the area. The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima, former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri and eight others had been expected to land at Mzuzu International Airport late Monday morning. President Lazarus Chakwera says air traffic control told the aircraft to turn around because of bad weather and poor visibility, and lost contact with it a short time later. Chakwera says the search will continue until the plane is found. He said there were three crew and seven passengers on board.