At least 15 dead and 27 missing after ferry capsizes on huge lake filled with crocodiles

Officials say the boat had a carrying capacity of 90 people, but authorities confirmed at least 114 adult passengers were onboard

The lake is teeming with Nile crocodiles and hippopotamuses.

Search and rescue operations were deployed on the huge lake which is teeming with Nile crocodiles and hippopotamuses - there were 114 adult passengers onboard at the time

THIS is the harrowing moment an overloaded ferry lies upside down after capsizing - killing 15 people and leaving 27 missing. Shocking footage shows the grim aftermath of the disaster on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba. The overturned vessel can be seen floating in the vast lake as rescue teams race to find survivors. Zimbabwe’

An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe 's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management agency said. It said 77 people were rescued and made it to a small island on the lake, with boats now being dispatched to bring the survivors back.

Seventy-seven people were rescued.

Authorities in Zimbabwe say at least 15 people have died and another 27 are missing after a ferry capsized on Lake Kariba

An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management agency said.

A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing  Toronto Star

A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing  AP News

Locals are said to use the ferry to get from rural parts of the region to the town of Kariba, which is on the north side of Lake Kariba, close to the border with Zambia.

At least 15 people have died and another 27 are missing after an overloaded ferry capsized on a huge lake in Zimbabwe, officials have said.