Zimbabwe Ferry Death Toll Reaches 46 as Search Continues for Missing on Lake Kariba
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 12
Zimbabwe Ferry Death Toll Reaches 46 as Search Continues for Missing on Lake Kariba
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 12
Summary
Two more bodies were recovered on Thursday, raising the death toll to 46, while an unknown number of passengers remained missing two days after the ferry capsized on Lake Kariba.
Police said the vessel, hit by strong waves near Long Island, was likely overloaded: it was licensed for 90 passengers but initially believed to have carried about 120, possibly more.
At least 67 people had been rescued by Wednesday, and the Civil Protection Department is leading the search with police divers, army boats, local authorities and a private helicopter.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the disaster exposed serious gaps in Zimbabwe's maritime safety capabilities and ordered agencies to take remedial action.