22 more bodies recovered in Zimbabwe ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 68, police say

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Police in Zimbabwe have confirmed that 68 people died when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba earlier this week. Rescuers recovered 22 additional bodies, bringing the total death toll to 68, with 18 of the victims being children. The aging ferry was traveling from Kariba town to remote communities where transportation is limited. Authorities have not released the exact number of passengers or those still missing, though estimates suggest the ferry was significantly over its 90-person capacity. Seventy-seven people were rescued, and a police list indicated many child victims were 10 years old or younger.

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16 of the child victims were aged 10 or younger, with the youngest just 1.

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The aging ferry was traveling from Kariba town to rural and fishing communities where roads are damaged and public transportation is scarce.

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Eighteen children were among the nearly 70 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba.

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22 more bodies were recovered in the Zimbabwe ferry disaster, bringing the death toll to 68.

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Estimates have put the number of passengers as high as 153, while authorities say the ferry’s capacity is 90.

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22 more bodies recovered in Zimbabwe ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 68, police say 1 of 2 | Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry that capsized on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela) 2 of 2 | Philis Hamandise, center, is embraced through a gate by a colleague at a victim identification center after losing her 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old nephew in a ferry capsizing on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba, in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela) 1 of 2 | Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry that capsized on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela) 1 of 2 Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry that capsized on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 2 | Philis Hamandise, center, is embraced through a gate by a colleague at a victim identification center after losing her 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old nephew in a ferry capsizing on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba, in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela) 2 of 2 Philis Hamandise, center, is embraced through a gate by a colleague at a victim identification center after losing her 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old nephew in a ferry capsizing on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba, in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Eighteen children were among the nearly 70 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe this week, police said Saturday after rescuers recovered more bodies.The ferry capsized in strong waves Tuesday and police said 22 more bodies were recovered since then, bringing the death toll to 68.The aging ferry was traveling from Kariba town to rural and fishing communities in the country’s northwest, where roads are damaged and public transportation is scarce. Authorities have not said how many people were aboard or how many remain missing.Estimates have put the number of passengers as high as 153, while authorities say the ferry’s capacity is 90. Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency has said 77 people were rescued.Authorities initially said the number of children aboard was unknown because those below ticketing age were not included in passenger estimates. A police list released later showed that 16 of the child victims were aged 10 or younger, with the youngest just 1. Kariba is the world’s largest human-made lake by volume, created by damming the mighty Zambezi River in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It stretches more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) and is up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) wide in places.Zimbabwe and Zambia share the lake, with their border running through its middle.

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