Torrential rains triggered the overflow of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, sweeping away homes and a girls’ summer camp. Authorities continue search and rescue operations as the disaster unfolds.

The aircraft carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, 51, left the capital, Lilongwe, at 9:00 am ( local time), but did not land at the Mzuzu International Airport, the flight’s destination, some 370 kilometres north.