Survivors recount horror as Zimbabwe Lake Kariba ferry death toll hits 46

Grieving families gathered at a mortuary in Kariba on Thursday as the death toll from Tuesday’s ferry disaster on Lake Kariba rose to 46, while survivors described the desperate struggle to escape the sinking vessel.

In Zimbabwe, hundreds of people have attended a memorial service following a ferry disaster on Lake Kariba that claimed at least 46 lives. The boat was a vital link for villagers and fish traders around the vast lake, but was reportedly overloaded when it ran into trouble on Tuesday. Laurent Berstecher has the details.

Mourners gathered in a Zimbabwe fishing town Thursday to bid farewell to dozens of people who were killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba this week, as police said the death toll rose to 46.

The overloaded government ferry, a vital link for villagers and fish traders around the vast Lake Kariba, overturned in choppy waters on Tuesday in one of the country's worst passenger boat disasters.

Mourners have gathered in a Zimbabwe fishing town to honor the victims of a ferry disaster on Lake Kariba

Mourners have gathered in a Zimbabwe fishing town to honor the victims of a ferry disaster on Lake Kariba

[Scrolla] · At least 44 people died after a ferry carrying passengers on Lake Kariba overturned after hitting strong waves on Tuesday.

Survivors on Wednesday described frantic passengers pleading with the captain of an overloaded ferry to turn back from strong waves shortly before it capsized and killed at least 44 people on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

RCMP have recovered the body of a 13-year-old girl from Cultus Lake, following a three-day search of the popular Fraser Valley swimming spot.