Death toll from capsized ferry in Zimbabwe rises to 92

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The death toll from a ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 92, with search efforts ongoing to recover remaining victims. Police confirmed the latest count after recovering eight more bodies six days after the incident. The disaster, believed to be the deadliest of its kind in Zimbabwe, occurred during high winds near the Zambian border. While the ferry's capacity was 90, it is suspected to have been overloaded. The vessel was traveling from Kariba to rural communities, a common travel route due to limited infrastructure. At least 18 children were among the deceased. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the event as tragic and highlighted the need to address deficiencies.

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President Mnangagwa described the incident as 'tragic' and exposed serious deficiencies.

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At least 18 children lost their lives in the ferry disaster.

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The ferry capsized on Lake Kariba six days ago during high winds.

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The death toll from a capsized ferry in Zimbabwe has risen to at least 92.

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The ferry's capacity was 90 people, but it may have been carrying as many as 153 passengers and crew.

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Search efforts to recover the remaining victims are still underway.Zimbabwe" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="187355" data-entity-type="organization">Police in Zimbabwe have recovered eight more bodies after a ferry capsized on Kariba" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="183423" data-entity-type="location">Lake Kariba six days ago, increasing the death toll to at least 92.The National police service confirmed the latest casualty count in a social media post on Monday after declaring on Sunday that 84 bodies had been found. Search efforts to find the remaining victims are still underway.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3A quiet day in Harare after Zimbabwe’s shutdown calllist 2 of 3‘Police are lenient’: Zimbabwe’s disabled black market currency dealerslist 3 of 3Dozens dead and missing after ferry capsizes in Zimbabweend of listPolice noted that a large number of resources have been deployed, including four boats and more than 40 divers. They expect all bodies to eventually surface.The disaster on Tuesday is believed to be the deadliest of its kind in Zimbabwe.The ferry capsized during high winds on the lake near the Zambian border. Authorities said the ferry’s capacity was 90 people but have not confirmed how many were on board – earlier reports said the vessel was overloaded and carrying as many as 153 passengers and crew.The ferry was travelling from the town of Kariba in the north of Zimbabwe to rural and fishing communities in the north west.Travel by boat is common in the region because of the lack of infrastructure, including limited public transport and poorly maintained roads.Video posted online by local media on Saturday showed hundreds of people waiting outside the local hospital to identify loved ones. At least 18 children lost their lives.Responding to the incident last week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa described it as “tragic” which exposed serious deficiencies that needed to be addressed immediately.

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