Harare, Zimbabwe, Aug 15, 2026 (AFP) - Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 68: police

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2026-08-15

The death toll after a ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba this week has risen to 68 after more bodies were recovered on Saturday, the police said. The overloaded passenger ferry run by the government's Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) overturned on Tuesday in choppy waters. The police "advises Zimbabweans and relevant stakeholders that the death toll in the Kariba RIDA boat accident is now 68 following the recovery of 22 bodie......

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