Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 68 as more bodies recovered

Il bilancio delle vittime dell’incidente nautico in Zimbabwe sale a 68 con il ritrovamento di altri corpi


A pallbearer stands next to a line of coffins during a memorial service for victims of a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) passenger ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba, at Nyamhunga Stadium in Kariba, Zimbabwe, August 13, 2026. The ferry capsi (Reuters)

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Twenty-two more bodies have been recovered following a boat accident in a lake in Zimbabwe, police said on Saturday, taking the death toll to 68.

The boat capsized on August 11 on Lake Kariba. Investigations suggested the boat was overloaded when it went over during heavy winds.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the updated death toll via social media platform X.

(Reporting by Kopano Gumbi in Johannesburg. Editing by Mark Potter)

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