More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba

The vessel was crowded far beyond capacity and was hit by strong waves, the police said. While dozens have been rescued, the search continues for an unknown number of missing people.

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.

[New Zimbabwe] A RURAL Infrastructural Development Agency (RIDA) security officer who survived the Mbuya Nehanda boat disaster has given a harrowing account of the moments before the ill-fated vessel capsized on Tuesday afternoon, saying 153 people were on board.

Survivors have described a tragic ferry disaster on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, where at least 44 people have died

Survivors describe pleading to turn back before ferry capsized on Zimbabwe lake and killed 44  AP News

At least 44 people lost their lives when a ferry sank on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, the Zimbabwe Republic Police said, releasing an updated toll.

The ferry capsized while carrying at least 114 adult passengers and five crew members, according to Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency. The agency said Tuesday that 77 people had been rescued.

Tragedy strikes Lake Kariba as an overcrowded ferry capsizes, claiming 44 lives. Learn more about the Zimbabwe ferry disaster and ongoing rescue efforts.

The ferry is believed to have capsized while carrying at least 114 adults and five crew members

Operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest human-made lake At least 44 people have died after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, police said. The boat had a capacity of 90 people, but was carrying 114 adult passengers, five crew members and an u

The vessel is said to have overturned after being hit by strong waves.

Death toll rises to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on a Zimbabwe lake  Toronto Star

Dozens of people have been reported dead and their bodies retrieved from Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe after a passenger ferry capsized, according to local officials.

At least 15 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of people sank on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, with rescue operations continuing, officials have said.

At least 15 people have died and 27 remain missing after an overloaded ferry capsized in a crocodile infested lake.

HARARE, Aug 12 - Fifteen bodies have been recovered from a lake in Zimbabwe where a passenger ferry capsized on Tuesday, and at least 27 people including young children are still missing, a local official told state-owned The Herald newspaper.

Zimbabwe’s Civil Protection Unit says the ferry was carrying more than its capacity of 90 people when it capsized.

A ferry has capsized on the world's largest man-made lake, with at least 15 people confirmed dead and 27 missing. The vessel sank on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, which is home to large numbers of Nile crocodiles and hippopotamuses.

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

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’

More than 114 passengers were onboard the ferry when it tipped. But only 77 were rescued and taken to shore.

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.

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.

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.

The number of deaths after a ferry capsized on a huge lake in Zimbabwe has risen again to 44, officials have said.