Zimbabwe boat accident death toll hits 68 as 22 more bodies recovered
The death toll from a ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 68, with 18 children among the victims. Investigations suggest the vessel was significantly overloaded at the time of the accident.
A coffin with the body of a victim of the capsized passenger ferry, leaves the Kariba hospital mortuary after his body was identified for burial in Kariba, on 14 August 2026./Getty Images A coffin with the body of a victim of the capsized passenger ferry, leaves the Kariba hospital mortuary after his body was identified for burial in Kariba, on 14 August 2026./Getty Images Zimbabwe Zimbabwe boat accident death toll hits 68 as 22 more bodies recovered Eighteen children among the people killed after ferry capsized on Lake Kariba
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